Company Information Subject Guide
Private and Public Company Resources
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Best's Insurance Reports: Property-Casualty
HG 9970 .P7 B4x (Ref.) A companion manual to the one above, for U.S. property/casualty insurers and branches of foreign insurance companies operating in the U.S. At the end are: a directory of other insurers, underwriting organizations, name changes and retired companies, the list of companies arranged by state, a list of the 200 largest American property/casualty companies.
Best's Insurance Reports: Life-Health
HG 8943 .B3 (Ref.)
A manual for U.S. and Canadian life/health companies, usually giving for each: a brief corporate history; management and operation; assets and liabilities; investment data; operating comment; Best's rating; statistics on company development; insurance in force; new business issued; accident and health written. At front is a list of state officials; at end a list of name change, retired companies, and reinsurance.
Brands and Their Companies
T 223 .V4 A253 (Reference Desk Collection)
This is a guide to over 230,000 consumer brand names, with the yellow pages in volume 2 consisting of a list of about 43,000 companies that manufacture or import the brands.
Companies and Their Brands
T 223 .V4 A25 (Reference Desk Collection)
Provides accesses too more than 282,000 consumer brands and about 51,000 manufacturers and distributors. Brands are presented first in an alphabetic sequence. Company listings follow in a separate section.
LexisNexis Academic Indexes thousands of domestic and foreign newspapers, as well as journals, and other publications in News, Business company reports and articles, Legal Research, Medical and Reference. The legal research category includes law reviews, law news, federal and state laws and cases. Mostly full text. Includes Hoover's full text. Coverage dates vary.
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations.
HG 4057 .A219 (Reference Desk Collection)
Covers major public and private businesses in the United States and throughout the world. The principle of organization for the set is geographical (by parent company) and hierarchical (by company reportage). All subsidiaries of a parent company, no matter where they are located, will be found in the same volume as the ultimate parent. More info
Mergent Online Contains data on U.S. and international publicly owned companies. Company reports include the history, business, properties, officers and directors, income, long-term debt, capital stock, latest news stories and more. Company annual reports are included for U.S. and international companies in PDF format. Financial data can be retrieved in text or spreadsheet format with searchable EDGAR SEC filings dating back to 1993. Private company reports cover over 4 million U.S. businesses containing business address, SIC codes, estimated number of employees, and estimated revenue. Updated daily.
Million Dollar Directory
HC 102. D8 (Reference Desk Collection)
Contains U.S. public and private businesses with an indicated worth of over $500,000. For each firm it usually gives officers and directors, line of business, SIC code, approximate sales, number of employees, stock exchange abbreviation, stock ticker symbol, division names, bank, accounting firms, and legal counsel. The first three volumes contain the alphabetical listings and the next two volumes are Series Cross Reference by Geography, indexing the company by location, and Series Cross Reference by industry, indexing the companies by SIC codes.
NetAdvantage Standard & Poor's is an international investment research and commentary database. Includes independent credit ratings, indices such as S&P 500, risk evaluation, stock reports, mutual funds research, company descriptions and financial data. Includes information from S & P publications such as: Industry Surveys (U.S. & Global), Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Company Profiles (U.S. & Global) Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Credit Week, Earnings Guide, Dividend Record, Stock Market Encyclopedia, and Security Dealers of North America.
Principal International Businesses
HF 54 .U5 P74 (Ref. Desk Collection)
A comprehensive foreign directory, section 1 lists approximately 55,000 leading companies, arranged alphabetically by 143 countries. For each it notes chief officer, line of business, cable/telex, SIC number, year founded, approximate sales and number of employees, whether company exports or imports, and whether it is a subsidiary. Sections 2 and 3 are indexed by SIC and by company.
MarketLine Business Information Centre This database compiles business information using primary and secondary research to create 10,000 company, 2,000 industry, and 50 country profiles. MarketLine includes daily updates of relevant news, comments and analysis, company history, and a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) within company profiles.
ThomasNet T 12 .T6 (Ref. Index Shelves)
Formerly the Thomas Register, this is a free index of industrial products and services for manufacturers from United States and Canada with company and product information. Links available to company Web sites, CAD drawings, and catalogs give detailed buying and specifying information, including some pricing.
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies Includes private and public companies listing for each, when available: year founded, description of products/services offered, approximate sales, number of employees, SIC codes, officers, fax number, stock exchange, ticker symbol, whether private or public, or a subsidiary, and lists the companies by location (zip code). In addition the directory contains ranked lists of the 1,000 largest privately held companies, and the 1000 largest public companies. Ranks companies by sales within four-digit SIC, within four-digit SIC code for states, and by sales within six digit NAICS. Also located at the Reference Desk: HG 4057 .A56 (Reference Desk Collection)