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EQUITY ANALYSIS & VALUATION (FIN 455)
 
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EBSCO'S BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER DATABASE
EBSCO Business Source Premier includes company profile MarketLine reports in addition to business-related articles from scholarly and trade publication journals.



Step 1: Browse or Search for a Company Profile
After clicking Company Profiles, you can browse through the A-Z list of companies, or type a company name into the search box provided.

Ebsco Company Profile Search
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Step 2: Explore the Company MarketLine Report
Reports traditionally include a Company Overview, Business Description, History of the Company, Employee Info, SWOT Analysis, Top Competitors, etc.

MarketLine Report
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VALUE LINE INVESTMENT SURVEY DATABASE
Value Line Value Line includes rich company data and in-depth financial analysis tools.

Step 1: Lookup Company or Industry
Lookup a company or lookup an industry which will provide you with company names.
Value Line Company Search
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Step 2: Explore the Data Provided
You can either click the title of the company, the PDF file, or the HTML file options.
Value Line Company Report
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LEXIS NEXIS DATABASE
Lexis Nexis Lexis Nexis includes company information for over 80 million companies. Search by name or using the ticker symbol.

Step 1: Lookup Company Info
Lookup by company name or by ticker symbol

LexisNexis company lookup
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Step 2: Explore the Data Provided
Profile information includes a snapshot of the company as a whole, recent news information, financial overviews, etc.

LexisNexis Company Overview
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Your Librarian

Rebecca Johnson
Rebecca Johnson

rejohnson@manchester.edu
Phone: (260)982-5360
Office: 111 Funderburg Library
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Online Resource Access

On Campus:
The Spartan Search catalog and all library databases have automatic access when using a campus computer.

Off Campus:
When off campus, use your regular network username and password to access library resources. If problems occur, contact Darla Haines

 


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