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Finding Company Profiles

How to find a profile of a company using different databases and web sites.

Finding Company Profiles using Gale Business Insights

About Company Profiles in this Database

About Gale Business Insights Company Profiles

The categories of information vary according to the company, but typically, you'll find the following types of information:

  • Company Overview (brief description)
  • Company History
  • Chronology
  • Leadership (key executives)
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Company Hierarchy
  • Financial Performance (balance sheet; cash flow; income;  ratios)
  • Investment profiles (link)
  • Competitors
  • Industry classifications (with link to industry profile)
  • Comparison tool (compare your company to its competitors)

You'll also find links to related articles in newspapers, magazines, trade journals and academic journals on topics such as:

  • Market share / rankings
  • Market research reports
  • Legal issues
  • Management
  • Operations & technology
  • People
  • Products & services
  • Sales & marketing
  • Statistics
  • Strategy & planning
Tips
  • Check the dates provided for the information; although most reflect the current year, some are older. In all cases, you'll want to make sure you haven't missed any important recent information about your company.

Finding a Company Profile

Strategy 1

Type the company name in the search box and look for your company in the "Company Profiles" section in the drop-down suggestions list; choose your company.

Screenshot of Gale Business Insights, search bar with dropdown menu and R Y Royal Bank of Canada highlighted.

Tips
  • The ticker symbol before the company name will help you determine which is the correct profile.

Strategy 2

If the company name does not show up in the dropdown list, click the Search button. If a profile exists for the company it will appear in the search results in the section labelled Companies.

Screenshot of Royal Bank of Canada search results with type of company, ticker symbol, revenue, and location highlighted.

Tips
  • Pay attention to the type of company, ticker symbol, and location to ensure you are looking at the correct company profile.

APA Citation Format

Reference

In-Text Citation
Royal Bank of Canada. (n.d.). Gale Business Insights. https://link.gale.com/apps/profile/Company/JJDFFW834899002/GBIB?u=abbo55004&sid=bookmark-GBIB (Royal Bank of Canada, n.d.)
ValuEngine. (2024, August 28). Rating and forecast report: Royal Bank CDA. Gale Business Insights. (ValuEngine, 2024)

Notes

  • Click on "Get Link" to find the permanent or durable link for the company profile.
  • Do not include links to PDF documents.
  • Use a hanging indent to format references.
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