Research Guides: CMGT 540: Uses of Communication Research: Financial Resources

Financial Databases at USC

This is a list of the key business databases at USC. Another list with the WRDS datasets broken out can be found here.

EStatement Studies
eStatement Studies is the online version of the Annual Statement Studies produced by the Risk Management Association (RMA).

It provides composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects. It includes Financial Ratios Benchmarks on over 760 industries, Industry Default Probabilities and Cash Flow Measures.
Mergent Online
Provides data about companies, including financials, exeutives, reports, filings, news, and comparisons with competitors. Build your own report to find exactly the data you need.
Orbis
US and international company information from Bureau van Dijk including Datamonitor market research and company reports (same content as Mint Global with a different interface).
OSIRIS
US and international public company information from Bureau van Dijk.

SEC EDGAR
Company filings with US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Collection of databases designed for quantitative analysis of financial data: Compustat Global & EMDB; Fama French Momentum and Liquidity; Audit Analytics; EVENTUS; Blockholders; CUSIP Master File; Federal Reserve Bank Reports; Bureau van Dijk; DMEF - Direct Marketing Educational Foundation; FDIC; Bank Regulatory; CBOE Indexes; Execcomp; CRSP - Center for Research in Security Prices; Compustat North America; Dow Jones; Mutual Funds Links (MFLINKS); Thomson Reuters; TRACE; NYSE TAQ; PHLX; SEC Disclosure of Order Execution; I/B/E/S International; IRI - Information Resources Inc.; Penn World Tables.
Zephyr
International merger and acquisition (M&A), initial public offering (IPO) and venture capital (VC) data with links to company information. Provided by Bureau van Dijk.

Capital IQ
You MUST login to the USC VPN before you can register and/or use Capital IQ.
If you have never had a Capital IQ account: To request a new account: log on to www.capitaliq.com, press New User at the upper right and register. You will need to use your USC e-mail account ending in .edu Your account is between you and Capital IQ, if you forget your login credentials, you will need to go through Capital IQ (see link above).
Capital IQ Plug-in: Once you have logged into Capital IQ, you can download the Plug-in (API), just hover over MyCapital IQ (red tab on the left), and press downloads. You can download all or make your own selections.
If you had a Capital IQ account via MyMarshall, and it has expired, we can extend your account until you graduate. Unfortunately, the plug-in is not available. Please contact Bree Russell, barussel@usc.edu or Helga Haraldsson, haraldss@usc.edu and we will get your account extended.

Historical stock data and more:

Mergent Online
Provides data about companies, including financials, exeutives, reports, filings, news, and comparisons with competitors. Build your own report to find exactly the data you need.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Collection of databases designed for quantitative analysis of financial data: Compustat Global & EMDB; Fama French Momentum and Liquidity; Audit Analytics; EVENTUS; Blockholders; CUSIP Master File; Federal Reserve Bank Reports; Bureau van Dijk; DMEF - Direct Marketing Educational Foundation; FDIC; Bank Regulatory; CBOE Indexes; Execcomp; CRSP - Center for Research in Security Prices; Compustat North America; Dow Jones; Mutual Funds Links (MFLINKS); Thomson Reuters; TRACE; NYSE TAQ; PHLX; SEC Disclosure of Order Execution; I/B/E/S International; IRI - Information Resources Inc.; Penn World Tables.
Factiva
Use to find up-to-date information about companies and industries. Includes articles from newspapers and trade magazines, press releases, blogs, and business forecasters.

These resources provide a range of financial ratios for companies and industries:

Mergent Online
Provides data about companies, including financials, exeutives, reports, filings, news, and comparisons with competitors. Build your own report to find exactly the data you need.
OSIRIS
US and international public company information from Bureau van Dijk.
EStatement Studies
eStatement Studies is the online version of the Annual Statement Studies produced by the Risk Management Association (RMA).

It provides composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions' borrowers and prospects. It includes Financial Ratios Benchmarks on over 760 industries, Industry Default Probabilities and Cash Flow Measures.
Factiva
Use to find up-to-date information about companies and industries. Includes articles from newspapers and trade magazines, press releases, blogs, and business forecasters.
IBISWorld
Industry Market Research reports and Industry Risk Ratings. Focuses on United States, but has some data on global markets.