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INDUSTRY INFORMATION

INLS 227 Fall 2002 INDUSTRY INFORMATION Definition:

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INDUSTRY INFORMATION

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  1. INLS 227 Fall 2002 INDUSTRY INFORMATION Definition: -a group of productive or profit-making enterprises or organizations that have a similar technological structure of production and that produce or supply technically substitutable goods, services, or sources of income( the poultry___, the automobile___…) OL = Indu,endo – within; struus – structure

  2. INDUSTRY • Government creates Industry Sectors • Government creates SIC/NAICS codes • Industries fall in between the sectors and codes and are made up of: • companies with product or service in • common • SIC, NAICS numbers ( which • companies assign) • Each financial service has own list of industries: Mergent, Value Line, S&P, D&B, LexisNexis

  3. What do you do with Industry Information? • Can’t by stock in Industry • Can’t start an Industry • Can’t buy products from an Industry

  4. What can you do with Industry Information? • Analyze economy – an indicator of development • Analyze key ratios between industries • Analyze ratio statistics within industry • Analyze company ratios to industry ratio for comparison – norms and benchmarks

  5. Questions about Industry • Basic • Size of industry, $ volume, main companies • What are the SIC or NAICS codes (These help classify and describe industry information) Sources: Statistical Abstract of the United States Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) North American Industrial Classification System Manual (NAICS) Market Share Reporter (print)

  6. Questions about Industry • Current and future state of industry • News • Trends and forecasts • Market Share – Who are the dominant players? Why? What size of the market do they own or influence? • What are the key financials that dominate the industry? • Trade issues

  7. Industry Search Strategy • Determine Subject Headings / Keywords/Industry Terminology • Consult Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, glossaries, journal articles Example: • You are asked to find information about the automobile industry and upcoming regulatory issues which might impact the industry Try finding words…

  8. Economic Indicators

  9. Example • automobile industry, automotive, automobiles, motor vehicles, cars, sport utility vehicles, trucks, regulation, legal, laws 2. Combine with boolean operators: (automobile industry OR automobiles OR motor vehicles OR cars) and (regulation OR legal OR laws)

  10. Industry Search Strategy 3. Match Questions to Sources • Looking for trade information (automobiles, issues, products) • Business Source Elite contains more trade journals than ABI-INFORM so maybe start here. • Looking for new technologies • Trade associationsprovide industries with valuable information about new trends affecting them • Looking for regulatory issues in government sources • Code of Federal Regulations • Federal Register • State Regulations • News Sources – WSJ, Business Newspapers (Triangle Business Journal)

  11. Industry Search Strategy • Looking for Industry Overviews • Hoover’s.com • Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage • Value Line Investment Services • Business Source Elite, ABI-INFORM • CorporateInformation.com • Encyclopedia of American Industries • U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook

  12. Industry Search Strategy • Looking for News Sources • LexisNexis Academic – business news • Wall Street Journal • Wall Street Transcript • Global News Bank • News and Observer or local paper • Reuters • Dow Jones Interactive

  13. Industry Search Strategy • Industry Financial and Operating Ratios • Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios • RMA Annual Statement Studies • Statements of Income (SOI) – Corporation Tax Records • Trade Associations(especially in retail and wholesale) • Within trade and other journal articles • Market Research Reports

  14. Industry Search Strategy • Looking for industry data – production, trade, value of shipments • Bureau of Economic Analysis national data by industry • Economic Census • County Business Patterns economic activity by county level • Bureau of Labor Statistics • International Trade Administration • STAT-USA

  15. Industry Search Strategy • Looking for market information • Commercial marketing reports - some free • CorporateInformation.com • Business.com • Hoovers.com • Fee Based Marketing research • Frost and Sullivan • Wright • MarketResearch.com

  16. Industry Search Strategy • Looking for trends Industry can change so quickly. One event can affect industry and economy: Airline Industry and 9/11 • S&P Industry Surveys print and Net Advantage • S&P Outlook – print and Net Advantage • S&P Monthly Investment Review - print and Net Advantage • D&B Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios - print • US Industry and Trade Outlook - print • Value Line Industry Overview

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