Company Information

How to find U.S. Company Information - Subject Guide

General Company Information | Current News | Company Financial Information

General Company Information

Company Websites

One of the best places to begin researching is a company’s web site. A typical company web page may include contact information, financial information, press releases, financial reports and employment information. To search for a company’s web site, try putting the name in a search engine like Google or Yahoo.

The Camden County Library also has the Web Site Sourcebook at R004.67 Web. It is a guide to major U.S. businesses, organizations, agencies and institutions on the web.

Company Directories

Company directories provide information ranging from minimal (contact information) to more detailed profiles (number of employees, line of business, officers, sales, subsidiaries, etc.). The company directories listed below include web resources, databases, and print directories. Remember, no directory is comprehensive, so you may need to consult several to find the company and information you need.

Databases

ReferenceUSA available in all branches and online (requires library barcode) - Directory information on more than 11 million U.S. companies. Search by name, location and/or industry. Details include # of employees, sales, credit rating, contact person and yellow page/SIC category.

Business and Company Resource Center available at the Voorhees Branch - Offers dynamic, accurate, and up-to-date topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Select the “Company Search” feature for a basic overview of a company.

Hoovers Company Profiles available at all branches - Hoover's has profiles and capsules, including financials, on over 13,500 public and private companies worldwide.

Business Source Elite from EbscoHost available in all branches and online (requires library barcode) – Use the Company Profiles tab for detailed company reports from Datamonitor, a business information company specializing in industry analysis.

Print Resources

All sources located at the Voorhees location unless otherwise noted.

Directory of Corporate Affiliations – Reference Desk

D&B Million Dollar Directory – R338.74 D&B

Hoover’s Handbook of American Business – R338.7402 Hoo

Hoover’s Handbook of Emerging Companies – R338.973 Hoo

Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies – R338.6109 Hoo

International Directory of Company Histories – R338.7409 Int

Mergent Manual – R338.74 Mergent

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers – R670 Tho
(Located at Voorhees, Bellmawr, Gloucester, Haddon and South County)

Standard and Poor’s Corporation Records – R338.74 Sta

Standard and Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives – R338.74 Sta
(located at Voorhees, Bellmawr, Gloucester and South County)

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies – R338.7402 War
(located at Voorhees, Bellmawr and Gloucester)

Local Directories

Corfacts New Jersey Directory of Small Businesses – R338.642 Cor
(located at Voorhees and Gloucester)

Dalton Philadelphia Metro Business Directory – R670 Dal
(located at Voorhees, Bellmawr, Haddon and South County)

D&B Regional Business Directory – Reference Desk

Harris New Jersey Manufacturers Directory – Reference Desk

Web Sources

Hoover’s Online
http://www.hoovers.com/

Camden County Library also subscribes to Hoover’s Online. More in-depth information can be accessed at any of the library branches.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html

Yahoo! Finance
http://finance.yahoo.com

Current News

Newspaper, periodical articles and press releases can be a good source of current information about a company. Articles and press releases are often the best way to locate information about private companies.

Databases:

Business and Company Resource Center available at the Voorhees Branch- Offers dynamic, accurate, and up-to-date topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Select “Articles Search” to locate news articles about a company.

Business Source Elite from EbscoHost available in all branches and online (requires library barcode) - Full text magazine articles from business periodicals. Provides full text for over 1040 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more.

Regional Business News from EbscoHost - Incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Company Financial Information

Financial reports, such as annual reports or disclosure statements, provide extensive financial information. The company’s web site is a good source for this sort of information. Financial reports are usually available only for public companies. Private or closely held companies are not required to file financial information with the SEC. Information about subsidiaries will be found under the parent company’s name. To find out more about parent companies and subsidiaries see the Directory of Corporate Affiliations (available at the Reference Desk).

Databases

Hoovers Company Profiles available in all branches - Hoover's has profiles and capsules, including financials, on over 13,500 public and private companies worldwide.

Value Line - available in Voorhees branch The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.

Print Resources

All sources located at the Voorhees location unless otherwise noted.

Mergent Bond Record – R332.6323 Moo

Mergent’s Handbook of Common Stocks - R332.63223 Moo

Value Line Investment Survey – at Reference Desk

Standard and Poor’s Stock Reports – R332.6322 Standard

Standard and Poor’s Stock Guide – R 332.6322 Standard

Standard and Poor’s Bond Guide – R332.6322 Standard (located at Voorhees and South County)

Web Sources

American Stock Exchange
http://www.amex.com

Big Charts
http://www.bigcharts.com

NASDAQ Stock Exchange
http://www.nasdaq.com