Penn State University Libraries - IMBA 501/502: Markets, Markets, Industry Analysis

• IBISWorld

  • Over 700 full-text industry reports, organized by NAICS codes (see NAICS suggestions, above)
  • Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
  • Information on over 8000 publicly-traded companies
  • Hundreds of economic and demographic profile

• Mintel (Requires you to create a personal profile. Only your Penn State e-mail address will be accepted)

  • Market research reports for the U.S. and European consumer markets
  • Analysis of market drivers, trends, market forecasts, market segmentations, demographics, and consumer attitudes and purchasing behaviors
  • Over 600 reports published each year

• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

  • Industry Surveys, including:
    • Household Durables
    • Retailing -- General
    • Retailing -- Specialty
  • Bond Ratings
  • Company profiles and Corporation Records
  • Stock, bond, and fund research

• Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)

  • Industry sector analysis and research: Retailing, and possibly others
  • Industry trends and statistics: Retailing, and possibly others
  • Market research and trends
  • Company profiles

• Thomson ONE Banker (Investext)

  • Investext Investment Research contains research reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide
  • Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day
  • This resource replaces Reuters Research on Demand

• ValueLine

  • Aggregate data and analysis on industries
  • Reports, articles, and company highlights

U.S. Data

• ABI/Inform via ProQuest

  • Articles from retail industry publications, newspapers and other trade journals.
  • Some examples include:
    • Chain Store Age (trade magazine) available from 1992, new issues embargoed for 7 days.
    • Furniture Today (trade magazine) available from 2002.
    • Home Furnishings Business (trade magazine) available from August 2007.
    • Home Textiles Today (trade magazine) available from 1996.
    • Retailing Today (trade magazine) available from 1994, new issues embargoed for 7 days.

• Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
  See Business Data for statistics on imports/exports, shipments to U.S. markets, etc.

• American Home Furnishings Alliance

  • Furniture market news and consumer trends.

• Home Furnishings Business Association (HFBA)

  • Reports and statistics

  Also find HFBA information in ABI/Inform

• National Retail Federation

  • Articles and data on a wide variety of issues relating to retailing.

World Data

• Eurostat (European Union)

  • General statistics
  • Economy and finance
  • Industry, trade and services
  • External trade
    

• UN Comtrade, United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database / United Nations

  • Imports and exports by country
  • Detailed by commodity and trading partner
  • Commodities classified by:
    • Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
    • Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS)

• Category 1

  • Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

  • Target (TGT)

  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT)

• Category 2

  • Big Lots (BIG)

  • Dollar Tree (DLTR)

  • Family Dollar (FDO)

• Annual Reports (ARS and 10-K)

  • EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

  • Mergent Online (select EDGAR Search)

Resources for Identifying Companies in the Industry

• Hoover’s

  • Proprietary company overviews
  • Industry breakdowns and explanations
  • Competitor listings
  • Financial synopses

• LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations
  Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A219

  • U.S. corporate directory
  • Holding company directory

• Mergent Online

  • Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies
  • Detailed, standardized financial statements
  • Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
  • Comparative analysis among companies
  • Access to SEC reports

• Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
  Business Library, Reference: HG4057.A56

  • Listings organized by NAICS code
  • Ranks public and private companies by revenues/sales

• Ward's Business Directory online via Gale Cengage