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BUS 455/ Desai- Industry Analysis
Course Specific Resources
Research Databases
Hoover's Online is an Internet-based suite of information resources that enables in-depth company and industry research.
Mergent Online provides U.S. and international company data, global company financials, annual reports, executive profiles, and industry reports.
Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.
**To get to company profiles and reports, select the 'company profile' tab on the home screen.
ABI/INFORM Complete includes full text journals and newspapers from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports.
**To get to company profile report with SWOT, search for company in advanced search tab, then on result page, limit to source type 'report' and publication title 'Canadean Company Reports' or try another title.
Web Resources
Since 1934, the SEC has required disclosure in forms and documents. In 1984, EDGAR began collecting electronic documents to help
investors get information. The SEC's new system requires data disclosure — the next step to improve how investors find and use information.
County Business Patterns from U.S. Census Bureau
CBP is an annual series that provides sub-national economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments, employment
during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census: Industry Snapshots
The Industry Snapshots present key statistics from the Economic Census and per capita ratios using data from Population Estimates for a user-selected industry.
North American Industry Classification System
From the U.S. Census Bureau. The official 2012 U.S. NAICS Manual includes definitions for each industry, background information, tables showing changes
between 2007 and 2012, and a comprehensive index.
Standard Industrial Classification Search
From the U.S. Department of Labor. This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a
specified 2,3,4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure.
SIC & NAICS Codes
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
NAICS was adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia, to allow for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the North American countries. (from: the U.S. Census Bureau)
ALDI (Privately Held Company)
SIC= 5411 - Grocery stores
445110= Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Sherwin Williams:
SIC= 51980100: Paints
NAICS= 424950: Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Oshkosh Co.:
SIC= 37110000: Motor vehicles and car bodies
NAICS=336111: Automobile Manufacturing
US Bank (US Bancorp or USB)
SIC= 60990000: Functions related to deposit banking
NAICS= 522320: Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities
Pepsico:
SIC= 20960000: Potato chips and similar snacks
NAICS= 311919: Other Snack Food Manufacturing
References
Sample Citations from Hoover's & Mergent
APA:
Biesada, A. (2013). Amazon.com, Inc. company description. Retrieved from
Hoover's Online database.
Mergent. (2005). Marathon Oil Corp. company details report. Retrieved from
Mergent Online database.
MLA:
Biesda, Alexandra. "Amazon.com, Inc. Company Description." Hoover's (2013). Hoover's Online.
Web. 18 February 2014.
Mergent. "Marathon Oil Corp. Company Details Report." Mergent (2005). Mergent Online.
Web. 18 February 2014.