Elizabeth Stephan Librarian for the College of Business and Economics
CBE Reference hours:
CBE Office PH45/45B
Oct 13 - Dec 2
Tuesday 1:30-3:30
Wednesday 9:30-11:30
Library Office:
Haggard Hall 226
Phone: 360-650-2061
Email: Elizabeth Stephan
AOL IM: buslibrarian
Facebook: Elizabeth Stephan
Databases
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Business Source Complete (BSC) contains articles from newspapers, magazines, academic journals and trade publications. It also contains company, industry, country and market reports. A general business database, BSC covers most business subjects and is a good place to start when doing business research.
Mergent Online / Mergent Mergent provides financial information on publicly traded US and international companies. Contains current and historical financial going back fifteen years. Includes SEC filings including 10Ks, proxies, insider trading information, and more. Mergent does not contain information on private or defunct companies. Limited to three concurrent users; if you are denied access, try again in a few minutes. Please log out when done.
Company or Industry Ratios
Bizstats / BizStats.com This website provides free statistics for operating, current, balance sheet and debt/equity ratios for sole proprietorships within the US. It also provides access to a wide variety of other business statistics & benchmarks
Financial studies of the small business / Financial Research Associates • Location: Haggard 2: Reference HD2346 U5 F55
• Check Catalog This contains ratios used for small businesses.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios / Dun and Bradstreet • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF5681.R25 I53
• Check Catalog Financial ratios for 800 retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing, and construction lines of business. It calculates 14 key ratios based on credit reports. It does not provide historical data or revenue breakdowns.
RMA annual statement studies / Robert Morris Associates • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF5681.B2 R6
• Check Catalog This provides detailed industry financial data for comparing businesses to industry, company/industry ratio analyzes and credit decisions. It does also give average rents paid.
Standard and Poor's industry surveys; Jan. 1973- / Standard and Poor's • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC106.6.S74
• Dates covered: current years are in Reference
• Check Catalog These are concise investment profiles for a wide range of key industries, including non-manufacturing industries such as retail and service. The profiles include a summary of the current state of the industry, trends, a section on "how the industry operates", and analysis of companies within an industry. Individual surveys also contain an overview, financial analysis and projections, rankings of top companies, market share, and much more.
Value line investment survey / Value Line Inc. • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HG4501 .V26
• Check Catalog Value Line is a geared towards investors, but knowing the financial performance of a company and its competitors is another way to sum up a company and industry. Value Line is updated quarterly. Included for each company is an analyst commentary on the future performance expectations of a company's stock. Companies in Value Line are organized by industry and each industry has a one-page summary.
