Mergent Online This link opens in a new window Mergent Online (formerly FIS Online) is a database of corporate information covering over 22,000 US and foreign public companies. Information available for each company includes the following:
■A complete corporate history including acquisitions and changes in ownership structure
■Lists of subsidiaries, property holdings, and key personnel
■Up to 25 years of annual and quarterly financial data, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, and financial ratios
■Up to 10 years of scanned, full-image, annual reports, along with full coverage of SEC filings
■Extensive information about the corporation's current long term debt
■Links to recent news reports
Data output can be customized and exported as comma-delimited files (readable by Excel and other software).
Advanced search capabilities include searching by executive's name, auditor, country code, NAICS or SIC industry code, and selected financial characteristics and ratios.
Rich textual descriptions - the hallmark of all Mergent publications - offer a wealth of detail on items including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form and in native currencies, maintaining the full integrity of this critical information.