Company research
How to find information about companies
Analyst reports on companies
- BRW ListsAnnual ranking lists of Australian companies, includes the top 500 private companies and the top 1000 companies.
- Forbes Magazine ListsAnnual ranking lists including America’s best small companies, the 400 best big (American) companies, America’s largest private companies, Asia’s best under a billion, Asia’s Fab 50 companies and the Forbes Global 2000.
- Fortune RankingsAnnual ranking lists compiled by Fortune magazine, including Fortune 500 (US companies), Global 500 and the 100 fastest-growing companies.
- Standard & Poor'sS&P ASX 200, S&P Asia 50, S&P 500 UK, S&P Europe 350, etc.
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- Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowA scholarly business database covering all aspects of accounting, commerce, finance, banking, marketing and management, with access to peer-reviewed, full- text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business. In addition to essential full-text journals, business students can access case studies, country economic reports, SWOT analyses, market research reports and industry and company profiles, as well as interviews with executives and analysts.
- Connect 4 Annual Report Collection This link opens in a new windowThe Annual Report database contains all ASX listed companies. Annual reports are in PDF and Word versions. Excel version of the Financial Statements became available from 2006.
- IBISWorld - Australia This link opens in a new windowIBISWorld’s industry research reports provide strategic insights and analysis on over 500 Australian industries, and offer the very latest content, each report consists of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and historical performance, a five-year forecast, major industry participants and more.
Library's subscription covers: Australian industry Reports; Global Industry Reports; Australian Company Reports; Australia Business Environment Profiles. - Passport GMID This link opens in a new windowPassport GMID (Global Marketing Information Database) from Euromonitor International is a global market research database providing statistics, market reports and comment on emerging industry, country and consumer trends. Has demographic, economic and marketing reports and statistics for 205 countries worldwide. Also contains 6-year historic market size data for more than 330 consumer products in 52 countries, plus 5-year forecasts.
- World Development Report (WDR) -- World Bank This link opens in a new windowKey national and regional development statistics from the World Bank, this is the World Bank’s major analytical publication. From agriculture and the environment to economic growth and international trade and security, the WDR has tracked theoretical and empirical findings as well as policies in the field of international development.
Each of these databases provide information on a company's competitors. Be aware that competitors listed by these sources may not be the competitors you are looking for. This is especially true when you are looking for a specific business sector within an industry. Example, General Electric competes in several industries, aircraft engines, medical equipment and power, but some databases may list large conglomerates like GE as a competitor, when you may be looking for competitors for medical equipment, or more specifically, imaging equipment, so be aware!
- DatAnalysis Premium - Australian companies This link opens in a new windowDatAnalysis premium combines the contents of FinAnalysis and DatAnalysis. Find Australian Stock Exchange Listed and Delisted Companies. P&L, balance sheet and cashflow data. Financial Analysis and Ratio pages. Historic share prices, market capitalisation and listed shares.
- IBISWorld - Australia This link opens in a new windowIBISWorld’s industry research reports provide strategic insights and analysis on over 500 Australian industries, and offer the very latest content, each report consists of key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and historical performance, a five-year forecast, major industry participants and more.
Library's subscription covers: Australian industry Reports; Global Industry Reports; Australian Company Reports; Australia Business Environment Profiles. - Passport GMID This link opens in a new windowGMID has rankings of leading companies by market and brand shares.
- Annual Reports Online by zpub.comAmerican site on finding annual reports.
- ASX - Australian Stock Exchange - Company InformationSearch for companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange to find names of senior management, address, prices, dividends and company announcements.
- Delisted [Australia]DeListed provides updates and information on failed companies including those in external administration and companies suspended from ASX, NZX, NSX and BSX. It also has all historical name changes and delistings for these exchanges and carries administrators/liquidators declarations for Australian companies for tax purposes.
- EDGAR - US Securities and Exchange CommissionSearch for companies listed on the US Stock Exchange to find names of senior management, address, prices, dividends and company announcements.
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