Research Subject Guides: Finance: Get Started

Databases

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Access to detailed international company information, including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
If you are not on a Northeastern campus network, try this link: https://link.ezproxy.neu.edu/login?url=http://www.mergentonline.com/login.php?status=1
NetAdvantage (S&P Global) This link opens in a new window
Ready access to S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
Value Line Investment Survey (Standard and Poor's) This link opens in a new window
Data and performance analysis of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, and 80,000 options and other securities. Company reports, analysis, industry benchmarking and comparisons. Data charts and exporting available.
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
The Financial Times is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

Access to the Financial Times requires registration with a Northeastern or NCH email address
Northeasterns subscription includes both the International and UK editions.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Leading economic, business, finance, and political news, information, commentary and analysis. For historic WSJ content dating back to 1985, please use Factiva
Individual registration using a Northeastern email address is required.
Osiris This link opens in a new window
Courtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Financial information on 53,000 companies worldwide (42,000 are non-US companies).
The information includes: standardized and "as reported" financials (including restated reports), SEC filings, detailed earnings estimates,recommendations, ownership, stock data, news and ratings.
Accounting, Tax & Banking (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
A database of scholarly journals and news and topics relating to trends and history influencing current accounting and tax issues.
D&B Key Business Ratios (Mergent) This link opens in a new window
Competitive benchmarking data from Dun and Bradstreet's database of public and private companies, featuring 14 key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) in 800 lines of business. Access is limited to 5 users at a time.
Solvency Ratios

Examine the financial soundness of a company and how well it can meet short and long term obligations.

Efficiency Ratios

Check the quality of receivables and the efficiency of asset control; measure the effectiveness of payment to supplier; and evaluate over or under-trading on equity.

Profitability Ratios

Study how profit is earned relative to sales, total assets and net worth.

Search data by SIC and NAICS code, line of business, asset range and year.
Company Filtering
Company Drill Down
Download and Create Reports
Compare any balance sheet with industry benchmarks
Profile a company's best customers
Pinpoint a company's strongest suppliers
Identify acquisition targets
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles and professional association news and information, the majority in full text. Some video.