How do you know what information is particularly relevant when analyzing companies in a specific industry?
Select the link in the "About a Company" box for "General Information"
Select the link in the "Other Resources..." box for "NetAdvantage (S&P)"
In the Quick Links in the right column, select the industry from the dropdown options, e.g., "Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals", "Healthcare: Managed Care", or "Biotechnology"
In the specific industry survey, select the link for "How to analyze a pharmaceuticals company" (or whichever industry you've selected)
Read through the "How to analyze..." information carefully and print it out (or take very good notes) so that you have it handy when looking at other resources
Read through the rest of the industry profile, which includes comparative data about some of the leading companies
Look within NetAdvantage for information about your specific company:
From the options at the top of the screen, select the tab for Campanies and search the Company Profile for a company by its ticker
There is much more information available about the company than just the Business Summary and Company Fact Sheet that appear in the center of the screen. Be sure to explore the selections in the left column, especially:
Links to Nexis Business pages. Scroll down for Company Dossier options.
Search for information about specific companies, executives, or industries. Create a company list based on criteria such as NAICS industry classification or geographic location.
Company Dossier is part of Nexis Uni business information solutions including: legal, corporate, government, law enforcement, tax, accounting, academic, and risk and compliance assessment.
A collection of company & industry information, including articles, financials, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and chronologies
(formerly Business & Company Resource Center)
To manually search MarketLine reports via EBSCOhost, connect to Business Source Premier, search for "Marketline" and then use the left column filter to limit Publisher to "Marketline"