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GBUS 330: X-Culture project

This guide will help you with your X-Culture project in GBUS 330..

Databases for Company Information

Needing the history of a company? Its current financial state? A SWOT analysis? The databases below include all of that information and more!

Company Websites

Visiting a company website is a great way to learn more about the company's mission and values, products and services, and their activities. Public companies will have information like quarterly and annual reports and earnings call presentations available on their websites, usually on a page called Investor Relations.

Example:

Google search for best buy investor relations

The layout and organization of a company's Investor website will each be different. But all with have useful content to use in your research. Three things to start with:

Annual Report or Form 10-K

 A document that public corporations must provide annually to shareholders that describes their operations and financial conditions.  

Quarterly Earnings Call

The earnings conference call is a way for companies to relay information to all interested parties, including institutional and individual investors, as well as buy- and sell-side analysts.

News or Press Releases

A press release is a piece of news or information that companies send out to inform the public about something noteworthy or of material significance. Press releases are often handled by a company's public relations (PR) department.

Example:

Best Buy investor relations page