Guides to Business Subjects

No. 4 Company Information

This is one of a series of research guides produced by the Thomas J. Long Business Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

The following is a guide to selected company information sources. Unless otherwise noted, items are located in the Thomas J. Long Business Library. Databases are accessible from the List of Databases A-Z.

Last updated 5/2008.

For access, you must either be on campus, or connect through the Library Proxy Server.

See the following related guide also: Industry Information

Directories and profiles
Corporate reports
Organizational structure
Histories and changes

Category	Sources
Company Directories and Profiles	Electronic Sources Business Source Complete Go to Company Reports link and search for company. Detailed recent reports on companies. Corptech High-tech company directory. Factiva Company profile, latest news and reports, competitors, financials. Click on the Companies/Markets tab. Faulkner's Advisory for IT Profiles of information technology companies include basic facts, strategy, strategic alliances, products and services, and financials. Hoover's Online Contains profiles of companies including history, financials, competitors, etc. See also the printed Hoover's Handbooks in Reference: American Business (HG4057 .A28617) Emerging Companies (HG4057 .A33), Private Companies (HF5035 .H66), World Business (HF4009 .H66). ISI Emerging Markets Company analysis, reports, news, and financials for companies in emerging markets. Lexis/Nexis Company profiles — US and international coverage. Company profiles, latest news, analyst reports, complete financials, annual reports. Mergent Online Company reports and all SEC filings for the last 10 years. OneSource (Haas students only) Company reports, news, analysis, financials. US Company Directory/Reference USA Basic directory information on US companies — can be searched by business type, location, number of employees, sales, etc. Print Directories in Reference Asia's 10,000 largest companies marketing and financial information on Asia's top companies HG4234.85.A86 Latest in Reference. D&B Principal International Businesses HF54.U5D8P7 Latest at Reference Shelf D&B million dollar directory HF3010.D85 Latest at Reference Shelf Directory of American Firms operating in foreign countries HG4538.A1D5 Latest in Reference Directory of Foreign Firms operating in the U.S. HG4057.A155 Latest in Reference Europe's 15000 largest companies HD2356.E9.E931 Latest in Reference Hoovers (various) — all are in Reference Hoover's handbook of American business: HG4057.A28617 Hoover's handbook of emerging companies: HG4057.A33 Hoover's handbook of private companies: HF5035.H66 Hoover's handbook of world business: HF4009.H66 Japan company handbook HF3823.J37 Latest at Reference Shelf Mergent's Manuals — all are in Reference Mergent bank & finance manual: HG4961.M65 Latest in Reference Mergent industrial manual: HG4961.M67 Latest in Reference Mergent international manual: HG4509.M66 Latest in Reference Mergent OTC industrial manual: HG4905.M815 Latest in Reference Mergent OTC unlisted manual: HG4501.M66 Latest in Reference Mergent public utility & transportation manual: HG4961.M668 Latest in Reference Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives HG4057.P6 Latest at Reference Shelf
Corporate Reports	The Long Library maintains a collection of annual reports for U.S. public companies. The formats vary: Paper: up to 1972 (annual report only) Request at Circulation Desk by company name (see the Historical Corporate Annual Reports Collection). Microfiche: 1973-1994 (annual report and form 10-K) Available in the corporate reports cabinets on the lower level of Long Library. Mergent Online Digital, 1994+ (annual report and form 10-K) A special collection of historical reports is available on microfiche for major U.S. companies from 1895-1973. International company reports are available on microfiche from 1985-1990. Proxy statements for U.S. companies from 1984-1986. Available in the microfiche cabinets on the lower level.
Organizational Structure	Chart Collection (Conference Board) Organizational charts for 500 leading U.S. corporations and some internationals. HD2741.C57 Reference LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations – Who Owns Whom Useful for gaining an overview of corporations, their divisions and subsidiaries. Covers U.S. and international firms. HG4057.A1.D5 Latest in Reference Organization Charts Organization charts for 230 corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies. HD38.O738 Reference
Company Histories and Changes	Capital Changes Reports Capital changes in US public corporations (mergers, buyouts, bankruptcies). In print: KF6415.A6C6 Reference International Directory of Company Histories A multi-volume set of 2-3 page histories for over 4,600 companies. HD2721.D36 Reference