Rita Moss
Business and Economics Librarian
Davis Library
moss@email.unc.edu
(919) 962-1151

Davis Reference Desk
(919) 962-1151
AIM: DavisRefDesk

For a quick profile of a company's financial position, use the following resources:

Factiva
Use the "Companies/Markets" tab to access company snapshots. From there, click "Company" and then search by company name or ticker.

Hoover's Online
Hoover's Online provides comprehensive company profiles which contain company overviews and histories, including some coverage of private companies. Use Hoover's Online to find product/brand name listings, competitors, officer names and salaries, product segmentation data, subsidiaries, and financial data, including access to annual reports and SEC filings.

LexisNexis Academic
In LexisNexis choose "Business" from the tabs at the top of the screen. Then, choose "Company Dossier" on the left to search for company snapshots.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Containing more than 12,000 company reports, Morningstar provides snapshots of companies' performances in the stock market. These snapshots also include a short synopsis of what a company does, contact information, and number of employees, and financial statements. After searching for a company, select "Financial Statements" on the left side of the company's snapshot. Morningstar also includes information on more than 8,000 mutual funds.

YAHOO! Finance
YAHOO! Finance provides a convenient snapshot of companies' current financial status, as well as comprehensive company information such as historical stock prices.