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NEW S&P CONTENT (added 9/2007)

Compustat Excel Analytics (CRSP) - Annual (5 years) and Quarterly (6 quarters) of data on 9,000 U.S public companies. Click HERE to learn more about this content.

Global Reports - Annual Reports (glossy versions) and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility reports) for 30,000 global companies; most reports are available for 5-10 years; all reports are in .pdf.

"Interactive" Stock Reports - Click on the "interactive" link to the left of the Stock Reports to glean additional intelligence underlying the analyst's evaluations and investment recommendations.

Databases

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
On Campus use requires:
Campus Network Connection
Off Campus use requires:
Emory network id and password
( What is This?)
Use of this database is restricted to current Goizueta Business School faculty, students and staff for academic, career and personal research and may not be used for internships or employers.

Use This Database To: (1) locate in-depth industry overviews for 52+ industries; (2) identify key financial and competitive analysis of 7,000 public companies, including historical financials (CRSP); (3) search a directory of 100,000 public and private U.S. and international companies; (4) search a directory of 4,500 investment brokers and dealers. See more for additional information. Click here for a more detailed content description.

More Databases Like This: (1) industry analysis: Mintel, Marketline Business Information Centre (Datamonitor); (2) public company financial analysis: ValueLine, Investext, Thomson ONE Banker, Wall Street Transcript; (3) public/private company directory: Dun& Bradstreet Million Dollar Database.

Need Help? Downloading Data: It is recommended that you use Foxfire Mozilla; if you prefer to use Internet Explorer, you will need to add the following URL to the list of trusted sites in order to be able to download data:
http://www.netadvantage.standardpoor.com
1. open up IE
2. click on "Tools" and select "Internet Options"
3. Click on the "Security" tab, then click on the green circle with a check mark that says "Trusted Sites."
4. Click on the "Sites" radio rectangle whicih brings up a box called "Trusted Sites."
5. Type or paste the URL for Net Advnatage into the space that says "Add this Web site to the zone."
6. Uncheck thebox at the bottom that says "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone.
7. Click ok

Limited online help is available. Use the search engine, located on each page, to quickly locate what you are looking for. Combine the company name with the desired report, e.g. search "microsoft stock report" to locate the S&P Stock Report for that company. The glossary link at top of home page provides access of S&P glossary of financial and investment terms. Additional search tips can be found here: Quick Access to Industry Surveys, Finding Industry Surveys by Company Name

Coverage: Industry Surveys and Stock Reports are available in .pdf.

Format: Industry Surveys (twice annually); Stock Reports (weekly); Company Directories (quarterly).

More Detailed Content Description: Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage provides web access to S&P's suite of U.S. public company and industry financial and investment data, including: Industry Surveys of 50+ U.S. industries; Stock Reports for 7,000 public companies and closed-end funds; Mutual Fund reports for 12,000+ funds (updated monthly); Bond guide covering 9,000 issues (updated monthly); 22,000 dividends; quarterly and annual earnings estimates for 5,000 U.S.traded stocks (updated monthly; Corporation records for 12,600 publicly held U.S., Canadian, and international companies (updated monthly); directory information for 100,000 public and private U.S. and international companies; directory of 4,500 brokers/dealers.

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