A comprehensive, professional source of proprietary analysis on industries, corporate activities, and data on stocks and funds. For non-business students, the service includes a Financial Education section with tools for understanding personal finance.
ABI/Inform complete offers business and financial information for researchers at all levels. Users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics and competitive landscape.
Citations and abstracts for psychology articles and research; the search interface is currently provided by EBSCO. It has very little full text, but is considered to be one of the most valuable research tools for psychology majors and researchers.
Industry codes
Industry codes are used to identify and organize industry and industry sectors. A variety of systems are used, but some of the most common are listed here.
The SEC’s EDGAR database provides free public access to corporate information, allowing you to quickly research a company’s financial information and operations by reviewing registration statements, prospectuses and periodic reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. You also can find information about recent corporate events reported on Form 8-K but that a company does not have to disclose to investors.
EDGAR also provides access to comment and response letters relating to disclosure filings, and reviewed by either the Division of Corporation Finance or the Division of Investment Management.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - is used in the United States, Mexico and Canada. This system is replacing the SIC codes, but sources may still use SIC codes, either in combination with NAICS codes or alone. Search by keyword, NAICS code or SIC code.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) - system classifies business establishments by their primary type of activity with each SIC code representing a different industry. A company may have more than one SIC code, depending on the diversity of its business activities.
Ratio analysis is critical for helping you understand financial statements, for identifying trends over time, and for measuring the overall financial health of a business.
Accounting information provides individuals, both inside and outside a firm, with a starting point to understand and evaluate the key drivers of a firm, its financial position, and performance.
Financial Statement Analysis by Martin Fridson; Fernando Alvarez; Martin S. Fridson