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MGTP 424: Prof. Research & Comm for Accountants: Company & Industry Background

This guide depicts high-quality resources to support the students of Prof. Robert Schmidt's class

General Industry Overviews

These resources are the best first-stops for overviews on industries.

Identify Competitors Quickly

Company Descriptions , SEC Filings & Key Background Information

What industry ratios sources are there?

Secondary sources:

We have a couple online sourced that provide ratios, but they are limited in the number of companies they follow and/or the type of ratios they provide. However, if you are in those databases already, it may be simple to pull the ratios directly from them.

Mergent Online

IBISWorld
When you do an industry search, and display the results, ratios are listed under the tab to the far right, "Key Statistics."

 

Customer Demographics Sources

Data Sources

ESG Data Sources

Our ESG data comes hosted on two platforms:LSEG Refinitiv Workspace and Mergent Market Atlas. The data are from the same source. Mergent has easy-to-access, overall reporting. It's great for tracking overall company and peer performance. LSEG Refinitiv gets more granular on specific factors that make up the ESG pillars. Not everyone will need that level of granularity.