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Help Sheet

Using the "Search for Business Information" search box to find company and industry information:

Company Information
Profile	Enter company name or ticker in search box at center of screen and click Search.
News	Select News from search options, type company name or ticker in search box, and click Search.
Financials	From Company profile page, select Financials.
IPOs	Select IPO from search options, type company name or ticker in search box, and click Search.
Stock Quote	Select Stock Quote from search options, type company ticker in the search box, and click Search.
Executive Name	Select Executive Name from search options, type personal name in the search box, and click Search.
Browse company names	For an alphabetical list of companies, select Browse Companies A - Z.
Browse companies geographically	For a list of companies arranged geographically, select Browse Companies by Geography. Then select United States (then select State) or Non-United States (then select Country).

Industry Information

Select Browse Industries for an alphabetical list of industries or, to search industries by key word, select Industry Keyword and enter keyword in search box.

Create Customized Lists

Use Advanced Search to create customized lists by type of company, size, geographic area, and/or industry.

Advanced Search

Searches
Build company list	Select Hoover's In-depth and search by location, keyword, company information ( such as, type, fiscal year end, exchange, ranking, auditor) or key numbers (such as employees, sales, net income, assets, expenses, and market cap) and industry information (such as SIC code and NACIS code). Downloading is not possible.
IPOs	Search by company name, industry, geographic area, underwriter, sales, offering amount, and/or offering data. Downloading is not possible.
Stock Screener	Screen stocks by exchange, industry, company size, ratios, growth rate, rate of return, and/or beta. Downloading is not possible.
News	Use Boolean logic (AND, OR) and limit by date. Downloading is not possible.
Executive List	Search by person information (such as job function, salary, bonus, total pay), company location, company information, industry information, and key numbers. Downloading is not possible.