Skip to Main Content

BUS477: Management Strategy & Policy--Shaikh: Company & Industry Analysis

Public Company Information

1) Click on the 9-dot icon in the upper left corner, above the word “Home”
2) Select “Nexis Dossier”
3) Select “Find a Company”
4) Select the appropriate entry with a Ticker symbol

Look for the "Company Benchmarking" reports

1) Type in the full legal name of the company.
2) Find your company in the "companies" box.
3) Click on the name of the company.
4) In the "Company Overview" section are links to:
      - Company History (Narrative description of important factors and major events in the development of the company)
      - Chronology (Timeline of major events)
      - Brands
      - Leadership
Please note that not all companies will have the reports listed above.

Type in the name of the company. Reports are dozens of pages long and include:
1. Key Information
2. Key Financials
3. Company Rankings
4. Key People
5. Company Description
6. Company History
7. Industry Information
8. People with Biographies (extensive list)
9. Company Financials
10. Competitor's List
11. Competitive Landscape

The Risk Management Association eStatement Studies is a database of financial data collected from member firms. It is an excellent way to benchmark a firm’s performance against an industry’s financial performance. The report contains balance sheet, income statement, and ratio analyses. The reports are used by financial, banking, and business professionals.

Private Companies and Nonprofit Organizations

Industry Information

IBISWorld provides reports of 30 to 55 pages with an overview and analysis of 700 industries.  There are reports for both US and Global industries which include:

  • Supply Chain
  • Industry Performance & Outlook
  • Products & Markets
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Majors Companies Operating in the Industry
  • Operation Conditions 
  • Key Statistics

First Research Industry Profiles provides information about:

  • Industry Overview and Competitive Landscape
  • Products, Operations & Technology
  • Sales & Marketing, Finance & Regulation
  • International Insights
  • Regional Highlights
  • Human Resources
  • Industry Forecast
  • Industry Drivers
  • Critical Issues
  • Business Challenges & Trends
  • Industry Opportunities
  • Executive Insight
  • Financial Information
  • Industry Websites

Click on the menu button for "IndustrySurveys"
Each report with 40 - 50 pages of content includes:

  • Industry Snapshot
  • Financial Metrics
  • key Industry Drivers
  • Industry Trends
  • Porter's Five Forces
  • How the Industry Operates
  • How to Analyze a Company in this Industry
  • Industry References

Contact

James A. Cannavino Library

3399 North Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 575-3106

In the Library