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Business Information

Where to Begin

Company Web Site: Go to your company web site first. This example uses Google. Check the Investors section, which on Google's page is "Our Company" and then "Investor Relations." Look at the SEC filings, get the latest quarterly earnings report. Open the 10K and read the Management Discussion.
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Bloomberg

Bloomberg L.P. is a financial news service founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1982. It provides financial news and data to financial companies and organizations in virtually every country in the world through the Bloomberg terminal,  The main function of the Bloomberg terminal  is to provide an integrated platform that streams together price data, financials, news, trading data, and  more.

Bloomberg has data on more than 5 million bonds, equities, commodities, currencies & funds. It covers most every publicly traded company in the world, and has profiles on more than a million people.

NJIT has a subscription via a terminal located in the School of Management.  Ask your professor about gaining access.

Annual Reports, 10Ks, Financials

EDGAR Database:  Original database of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) forms including Annual Reports/10-Ks.  (User Guide to EDGAR) and Descriptions of SEC Forms

Company Website:  Look for a link labeled Investor Relations.

The website “The Public Register Online” (formerly Annual Report Service) allows you to access annual reports.  Many investment sites also supply these such as Morningstar.com, YahooFinance or Google Finance.  They may require you to register for free reports.

If you are comparing financials across multiple companies, you will need a tool such as Compustat.  Ask your professor if you will have access to this database.

Links to Annual Reports for non-US companies

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