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Company and Industry Research

Welcome to the company and industry research guide

This guide will help you find:

  • Company information, including reports, profiles, financials, ratios, case studies & SWOT analysis
  • Industry information in library databases, government websites, consultancy firms and market research 
  • Country reports (i.e. Australia)  in library databases, external websites, statistics & PESTLE analysis.
  • Researches on how to conduct PESTLE, Porter's 5 Forces & SWOT analysis
  • Details on how to contact the library for assistance

Getting started

When looking for company and industry information, consider the following:

  • Is the company public (traded on a stock exchange) or private (non-listed)?
  • Is the company and/or industry Australian or international?
  • What types of information are you looking for, such as: annual reports, financial data, industry profiles, market research, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), etc?

Use the relevant sections of this guide for tips on suggested resources, you can use to find company, industry or country reports.

  1. Start with the company's website - it can provide good background information.  Look for links to areas such as annual reports, shareholder information, investor's sections, latest announcements, latest media releases, sustainability, corporate social responsibility, about us etc.
  2. Search for newspaper, journal and trade publication articles about the company using our databases. 
  3. Search company and industry reports through our databases
  4. Watch our video tutorial to have a brief understanding of how to find company and industry-related information from databases (EBSCO, ProQuest and IBISWorld) available via the Holmesglen Library website.