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ACC341 Intermediate Accounting I: Describe the Company

Company Background

Describe the company:  What it makes/does, employees, plants, plant location, sales volume, etc.  Use the resources on this page to help you find this information.

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Search for Company Information

  • Enter the ticker, company, or industry name and click Search
  • Click on PDF Reports and select a date to view a detailed report

Evaluate the

Find Ratios

  • Enter your company's name or ticker symbol and select it from the list of suggested companies
  • Click on Valuation  to get price ratios
  • Click on Key Ratios to get profitability, growth, cash flow, financial health, and efficiency ratios

Find Ratios

  • Enter your company's ticker symbol and choose it from the suggested companies
  • Along the left-hand side menu, click on Financial Overview under the Financial heading

Note:  It appears that only the last year is available.

Compare your company to the industry as well as it's competitors using the resources on this page within this guide:

Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles are a great source of information on industries.  They are current and contain news on specific companies as well as industries as a whole.  Included on this page are a list of recommended databases you can use to find these types of articles.  Use the following page within this guide to find these articles:

Evaluate the Company (comparisons included)

Find Ratios

  • Enter your company's name or ticker symbol and select it from the list of suggested companies
  • Click on Valuation  to get price ratios
  • Click on Key Ratios to get profitability, growth, cash flow, financial health, and efficiency ratios

Find Ratios

  • Enter your company's ticker symbol and choose it from the suggested companies
  • Along the left-hand side menu, click on Financial Overview under the Financial heading

Note:  It appears that only the last year is available.

Compare your company to the industry as well as it's competitors using the resources on this page within this guide:

Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles are a great source of information on industries.  They are current and contain news on specific companies as well as industries as a whole.  Included on this page are a list of recommended databases you can use to find these types of articles.  Use the following page within this guide to find these articles: