Guides: Online MBA: Company Research

Company Profiles & Financials

Business Source Complete
See "MarketLine" company reports for a SWOT analysis on your company
Nexis Uni
Use the Company Dossier search to find complete public and private company profile "packages" that include articles, corporate structure, financials and stock data, intellectual property and other legal information, and investment analyst reports (private company profiles will typically not include financial data or investment analyst reports).
Mergent Online
Current and recent historical balance sheet and income statement data, as reported, for 15,000+ U.S. and 30,000+ international public companies; corporate history timelines; full-text/image annual reports; screening and creation of company comparison reports.

PrivCo
PrivCo.com is a well-known source for business and financial research on non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed and international unlisted companies

Refinitiv Workspace (now named LSEG Data & Analytics)
Financial news, financials, global pricing data and analytics, analyst research reports, bank investment reports and forecasts for publicly-traded companies.
This database is only available to Pepperdine students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial, academic research, and requires registration.

Cash Flow
Investopedia provides an explainer on cash flow - what it is, how it is used, and how to analyze it.
Income Statement
Investopedia provides an overview of income statements - what they are as well as how to understand and use them.
Balance Sheet
Investopedia explains what a balance sheet is and the components included in a balance sheet.

Nexis Uni
Financial information on 13 million U.S. and international companies with comprehensive company reports providing a complete picture of a company’s structure, financial health, brands and competitors.
(Companies - Dossier™ Create a Company List)
DemographicsNow (Gale Business)
Demographic data mapping tool for custom reports, plus directory data of U.S. businesses and consumers.