LibGuides: Accounting, Finance & Economics: Finding Company & Financial Information

Financial Times Newsfeed

Company & Industry Databases: Access statistics, company and financial data, industry and market research reports

Company Information

FAME - UK company reports
Orbis Europe - European company reports
ORBIS Bank Focus - accounts for major international banks
Capital IQ - company accounts and share prices for a range of international companies
Company Profiles - Datamonitor and Life Science Analytics company profiles available via Business Source Complete. Worldwide coverage.

Marketing / Industry Reports

Mintel - market research reports - access userguides and tutorials here
Passport (Euromonitor International) - international company data and industry reports
MarketLine Industry Profiles (available via Business Source Ultimate) - Up to date industry profiles by industry name and code. Search "industry profile" and your desired industry keywords.

How to Interpret Financial Accounts

There are resources available to help you understand financial accounts -

Free resources -

Reading a Balance Sheet

A basic introduction from the BBC News Channel on how to read financial accounts

Open mySearch and search for 'Company Reports and Accounts'

Interpreting Company Reports and Accounts by Alan Sugden; Paul Gee; Geoffrey Holmes
ISBN: 9780273695462
Publication Date: 2004-12-01
Guides the reader through the complexities of company accounts to show them how to spot undue risk taking and cosmetic accounting. With real world examples and accounts its practical approach demonstrates how to assess the financial and trading position of a company from year to year and look for clues on the quality of management.
Company Accounts by Maurice Pendlebury; Roger Groves
ISBN: 9781861529473
Publication Date: 2003-09-25
Company Accounts: Analysis, Interpretation and Understanding provides a clear understanding of the nature and format of the annual report and accounts of companies, and a full introduction to the analysis and interpretation of financial statements.

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ACCA Resources for Students

Student Accountant Online

The ACCA website has a wide range of resources for Accounting & Finance students from study skills support to the latest information on the ACCA Qualifications