Transcript Using Hoover`s Online - Austin Community College

Using Hoover’s Online
Austin Community College
Accounting Students
use resources at
http://www.hoovers.com
to obtain corporate information
Overview
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Company and Product Insights
Features
Uses
Getting Started
Company and Product Insight
What is Hoover’s?
“Hoover's offers proprietary business
information through the Internet, data feeds,
wireless devices, and co-branding agreements
with other online services. “
Source: http://www.hoovers.com
Two Options
Hoover’s Online offers:
free service
for – pay (premium content)
ACC students have free access to the for-pay
content (premium content) from
any Internet connection.
There Is More
“Hoover's Online, features a database of
information on more than 25 million
corporations and organizations.
Source: http://www.hoovers.com
And More
Hoover's also publishes its information in
books.
The company is a subsidiary of Dun &
Bradstreet.
Source: http://www.hoovers.com
How Did Hoover’s Start?
“Hoover's was the brainchild of entrepreneur
Gary Hoover.
A veteran of Citibank and several retailers,
Hoover in 1982 founded Bookstop (which
would go on to become the #4 book chain
in the US). “
Source: http://www.hoovers.com
Continued
“During his tenure there Gary Hoover
found that his stores' books covered
everything from travel to sports, but
none covered companies, industries,
and the people who lead them. Those
subjects had always fascinated him. “
Source: http://www.hoovers.com
The Idea Took Off
In 1989, Hoover and some notable friends
started The Reference Press.
The company published its first book -Hoover's Handbook 1991: Profiles of Over
500 Major Corporations.
Next Step - hoovers.com
• We benefit from the efforts of Gary Hoover
and his associates.
Gary Hoover is an
Austinite.
Hoovers is located
on Airport Blvd.
Features
Features
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Fact Sheet
Full Overview
History
Family Tree
Industry
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Products/Operations
Competitors
Competitive Landscape
People
News
Significant Developments
Features
• Financial Data
– Summary
– Income Statement
– Balance Sheet
– Cash Flow
– Historical Financials
Features
• Financial Data
– Stock Quote
– Interactive Stock Chart
– Market Data
– Earnings Estimates
– ValuEngine Analysis
– Comparison Data
Features
• SEC Filings
• Industry Watch
Other Features
You can
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Download financial data into Excel
Change the currency
Go to the company’s website
And more
Uses
Ways to Use Hoover’s
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Lab activities
Annual report project
Support for textbook topics
Personal knowledge
Getting Started
Getting Started
• Instructions on how to access Hoover’s Online
• Tutorials on how to use the product
Go to
• http://www.austincc.edu/sammons/usinghoovers