Resource Guides: Company Information: Company Financial Information

Company Financials [public corporations]

Mergent Online
For U.S. and foreign public corporations - "as reported". Historical data as well. Can download/export data.
S&P Global NetAdvantage
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Detailed financial reports for most U.S. public corporations.
Value Line
One-page summaries of key financial data for major U.S. public corporations. Library subscription is for reports for the most recent 12 months.
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Many years in microfiche (1970-86, some gaps), at Library Services Center (offsite). Can request fiche be sent to Library.
Factiva
Detailed financial reports for U.S. public corporations (select "companies/markets" tab)
Nexis Uni
From Menu, select "Company Dossier". Database formerly : LexisNexis Academic.
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Cancelled by state consortia, summer 2019; subscription restored Sept. 2019.
Mergent Archives
Company financials back to 1914 - plus principal locations, history, executive names. It's the archive of all of the "Moody's Manuals" as well as a subscription to new Mergent Manuals.
Can be slow to load. For particular year, select from drop-down box.
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"Manuals" are for: Bank & Finance ; Industrial ; OTC Industrial ; International ; Public Utility ; Transportation ; OTC Unlisted. Separate search tab for the "Municipal Government" - back to 1918.

Grouped here are sources for 10-K and other SEC filings, as well as Annual Report to Shareholders

Mergent Online - within company record, select tab "Filings" (most recent filings)
Official filings to the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) are searchable on the agency's EDGAR site
For historical reports of 700 major corporations, library has on microfilm (offsite, Library Services Center - HG4028.B2 A55x):
Annual Reports of the Major American Companies - set is from about 1920 to 1978.

Also, the "Moody's Manuals", from about 1910-2000 sometimes included the President's Letter - Mergent Archives (replaces our print volumes)

As private companies do not have audited financial statements, the following databases have estimates of financial data for U.S. companies.

PrivCo
Try this database first, as its focus is private companies. Create individual account.
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There are monthly limits on the number of profiles exported and viewed.
S&P Global NetAdvantage

Candid
Merger of Foundation Center and Guidestar. Links to the free database from Guidestar and to [IRS] 990 forms filled out.
GuideStar
Search by organization or geography. FREE, but requires setting up account.
990 Finder
IRS forms - "990" - filled out by nonprofits.

Each state has a commission or dept. that reports on campaign finance.

Campaign Finance Data - Filings and Reports
From the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), for federal campaigns.
Campaign Reports - Georgia
From the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (formerly, State Ethics Commission)