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How To Use Nexis Uni: Business

LexisNexis Academic is a major database for: 1. business research (company profiles, industry info, etc.) 2. Legal research (cases, statutes, law review articles) 3. Newspapers

Searching for Company Information

The best way to locate detailed company information (including financials and the ability to generate reports based on specific criteria) is to click the "Business" image icon in the lower left, under the Discover Topics section.

View of Nexis Uni landing page with Discover Topics > Business option highlighted in lower left.

On the next page, click the 2nd "Company Dossier" link option to search by company name, ticker symbol, etc. and then view a wide variety of information about that company, and generate financial reports.

View of the Discover Topics: Business page within Nexis Uni.

Company Dossier / Find a Company search page:

View of the Find a Company search page within Nexis Uni.

Here is a view of a company dossier page - notice the "Generate Report" option listed to the right of the top most display of the Company Name:

View of the dossier page for Sinclair Broadcast Group within nexis Uni.