Companies and industries: main databases
-
IBIS World Australia and China
Specialises in company and industry research. The reports and analyses include key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and historical performance, a five-year forecast, major industry participants and more.
- Industry Reports (Australia and China)
- Company Reports (Australia)
- SWOT analysis
- Country Reports
-
MarketLine Comprehensive reports on thousands of international businesses. Company reports include company overview and facts, business description, key employees, and a SWOT analysis. Industry profiles include market size, share (global or regional) and segmentation data, analysis, leading companies and 5-year market forecasts.
- Industry Reports
- Company Profiles
- Consumer Profiles
- Analytics, including forecast models
-
Passport Provides in-depth analysis and a substantial set of data, including statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide. The focus is on consumer goods.
- Industry Reports
- Company Reports
- SWOT & PESTLE analyses
- Industry and Company Case Studies
- Country Profiles
- News dashboard
Help videos by RMIT University Library, YouTube:
Companies and industries: other databases
-
Statista Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
-
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Covers all areas of business with a large collection of scholarly business journals, trade journals, industry magazines, industry & market reports, and other business information resources, including Wall Street Journal online.
- Industry profiles
- Company reports
- SWOT analyses
- Market research reports
- Case studies
- Trade publications
- Academic journals
- News source
-
ABI/INFORM Collection ( via ProQuest Central) Features over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country-and industry-focused reports and data. Its international coverage gives a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world
- Journal articles
- Trade Journals
- Company reports
- Country reports
- Industry reports
- News
- Working papers
-
WARC: World Advertising Research Center An online marketing information service covering marketing and advertising. Search by industry, brand, location or marketing topic. Includes company reports, global media costs, and strategy and pitch toolkits.
- Journal articles
- Case studies
- Consumer information
- Trend forecasts
- Company reports
- News
- Industry Snapshots
- Company Snapshots
- Market Data Charts
- News source
- Company profiles
- Industry reports
- Market reports
- Market research
-
DatAnalysis Premium Provides a comprehensive current and historical picture of ASX (Australian) listed and delisted companies. Also includes extensive financials and calculations. Users can access financial ratios, as well as detailed breakdowns of company revenue and expenses. Extensive current and historical corporate data include ASX announcements, floats, dividend history, and listing rule waivers.
- Annual reports
- Company reports
- Financials
-
Connect 4 A collection of specialised databases providing documents and customised reports relating to companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). It includes:
- Annual reports
- Company prospectuses
- Bidder and target statements
News sources
-
Australia & New Zealand Newsstream (ProQuest) Australia & New Zealand Newsstream offers access to leading Australian and New Zealand newspapers.
-
Factiva A global news and business information service, with most material available in full-text. It has a focus on business, including business news, and company and industry research. Factiva has exclusive rights to the Australian Financial Review & the Business Review Weekly. Access is limited to 5 concurrent users. If you can’t get access, try again later.
Annual reports
Australian Public Company- Listed on Stock Exchange (ASX)
Non-Australian company annual reports
Please see the Websites page of this guide.
Note: A company's website is often a good source of information about their latest news, developments, new products etc, but be aware of bias. Public and not-for-profit companies may also offer access to annual reports on their websites.
