Research Guides: Entrepreneurship &amp; Startups: Financials

Company Databases

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Hoovers This link opens in a new window
Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
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Data on public and private companies, financial statements, M&A/deals, PE/VC, LBOs, and executives and boards worldwide. Use the screening and charting features to create lists of firms for tasks such as investment analysis coursework or your job search.
Important: All third-party cookies must be enabled in the web browser setting while accessing Capital IQ.

Using an incognito or private window is highly recommended.
LSEG Workspace This link opens in a new window
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Individual account creation required before you can login. Account requests require a mandatory 7-10 business day processing period. Users with existing accounts may log into the web interface here. LSEG Workspace provides access to fundamental financial data on public companies, merger and acquisitions, financial market data and quotes, analyst reports, and private equity and venture capital. It features powerful screening and charting capabilities. This product was formerly known as Thomson ONE, Eikon, and Refinitiv Workspace.
Each user is permitted to view and/or download up to 150 pages of analyst report content ("AMR") per 24 hour period. Faculty may request expanded AMR access - pending availability - by emailing the Business Library team using our form.

Users may log in via the LSEG web platform, or optionally via LSEG's Mac and PC software.
GuideStar: the National Database of Nonprofit Organizations This link opens in a new window
To access the premium section of Guidestar, you must register and create an account. Once registered, NYU users are permitted to download 1000 records per month.

Find SWOT Analyses

Use SWOT analyses to determine how public companies are situated within industry.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Search for a public company's name in the first search box, and SWOT on the second. When to use: Fast and easy.
Hoovers This link opens in a new window
Search for your company by name, then click "SWOT" in the left-hand navigation. When to use: Fast and easy.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Locate your company of interest via search, click the "Reports" tab, and then the "Broker research reports" link. Browse of search to find SWOTs. When to use: More effort, but more up to date than Hoovers or Business Source Complete.
LSEG Workspace This link opens in a new window
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Individual account creation required before you can login. Account requests require a mandatory 7-10 business day processing period. Users with existing accounts may log into the web interface here. LSEG Workspace provides access to fundamental financial data on public companies, merger and acquisitions, financial market data and quotes, analyst reports, and private equity and venture capital. It features powerful screening and charting capabilities. This product was formerly known as Thomson ONE, Eikon, and Refinitiv Workspace.
Each user is permitted to view and/or download up to 150 pages of analyst report content ("AMR") per 24 hour period. Faculty may request expanded AMR access - pending availability - by emailing the Business Library team using our form.

Users may log in via the LSEG web platform, or optionally via LSEG's Mac and PC software.

Help with Developing Financials

Startup Financials Help Desk, W. R. Berkley Innovation Labs
NYU-affiliated entrepreneurs and startup teams can book appointments with Stern's various experts-in-residence and industry advisors, including requesting help specifically with financials.

Benchmarking and Ratios

RMA Statement Studies
RMA's Annual Statement Studies is the industry standard for comparative financial data. Contains composite financial data: Balance sheet and income statement information and ratios. Arranged by industry and business size, RMA makes it possible to compare one company's performance relative to other companies in the same line of business.

Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Contains Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios. Online access to industry benchmarking data, featuring 14 key business ratios for public and private companies in 800 lines of business. Users can choose a 1 year or 3 year set of ratios.