D86 Includes businesses in 31 southeast Texas counties with address, telephone number, line of business and SIC codes, and more. Hoover's Handbooks and Guides provide brief profiles of companies including an overview, history, some financial information and key competitors. Listings are alphabetical with indexes by industry and geographical location. In May each year, the Houston Chronicle publishes a special section on the top 100 companies in Houston. Excellent resource for anyone researching Houston businesses.
Databases act as electronic indexes to articles from magazines, journals and newspapers.
Detailed information on the following can be found in these databases. FIS - Moody's Company Data Financial information about companies listed on the U.S. stock exchange or traded over the counter. Moody's will locate a company by name, sic code or stock ticker symbol. Each company listing gives researchers a company history, financial information, officers, etc. Financial ratios and industry measures can be found and comparisons between companies in an industry can be created.