McMaster LibGuides: How Do I Find Company Annual Reports?: Sources of Company Financials

Sources of Company Financials

Mergent Online
- 15 years/quarters of financial data
- active and inactive, publicly traded companies worldwide
- find companies by name, ticker, industry code (SIC, NAICS), index, exchange, country
- view company profile and click on Company Financials tab
- find analyst reports on companies (& industries) by selecting the Investext tab
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
- Compustat North America, 20 years, 48 quarters
- Compustat Global, 12 years
  - publicly traded companies worldwide
  - both datasets contain active and inactive companies
  - find companies by name, industry codes (SIC or NAICS), and hundreds of other variables
- LSEG ESG (formerly Refinitiv):
  - dataset includes ESG (environmental, social and governance) data and scores for 10,000 global companies since 2002.
  - the same ESG dataset is also available via LSEG Workspace
  - current ESG company scores are also available atLSEG ESG website, along with their methodology
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
- select Company Info from the Guided Search task pods and/or select Company Dossier from the Menu drop-down list (top of screen)
- 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.