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Company Reports & Financials Sources

Mergent Market Atlas
- 1996 to the present, 30+ years/quarters of financial data
- active and some inactive, publicly traded companies worldwide
- find companies by name, ticker, industry code (SIC, NAICS), index, exchange, country
- view company profile and click on Financials tab
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
- Compustat (North America + Global) contains S&P's Global Market Intelligence Data. Find companies by name, industry codes (SIC or NAICS), and hundreds of other variables
  - Compustat North America, 1950 to the present
    U.S. and Canadian fundamental and market information on active and inactive publicly held companies. Provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items. For most companies, annual history is available back to 1950 and quarterly history back to 1962 with monthly market history back to 1962. Also contains information on aggregates, industry segments, banks, market prices, dividends, and earnings.
  - Compustat Global, 1987 to the present
    Non-U.S. and non-Canadian fundamental and market information on over 33,900 active and inactive publicly held companies
Factiva
- approximately 5 years of financial data for active, publicly traded companies worldwide
- select Companies/Markets link and click on Company from the menu to search by name
- when viewing the company profile/snapshot, select Financial Results
Hoover's Company Records
- public (and some private) company profiles can include recent annual & quarterly financials; international in scope, but with an emphasis on U.S. companies
Nexis Uni
- sections within the database provide current financial data for public and private companies worldwide
- on the Home page, select Find a Company below the search box to connect to Nexis Dossier
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  select Companies from the toolbar and search other company sources, such as SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).
- find companies by name, ticker, company type (private, public), industry code (SIC or NAICS), geography (country, city) and more
Canadian Business Database
- contains brief profiles of public and private businesses in Canada.
- entries often include a sales estimate for the current year
- find companies by name, industry codes (SIC or NAICS), geography (city, street or postal code), employee size, sales volume, and more.