Company Information

Types of Companies

Search for information on companies varies greatly depending on the type of company. Use a directory to determine whether a company is public, private or non-Canadian (international).

Public

There is a great deal of information available on companies which trade on the stock market - SEC filings, annual reports, analysts' reports, news stories, books and case studies.

Private

International  
 

The amount of information on international companies varies. If a company trades on the U.S. exchanges it must file annual reports (20-F) with the SEC. Other information can be found in directories, databases, newspapers and magazines.

Ticker Symbols
 

Ticker symbols are letters used to uniquely identify a public company. Many of the resources in this guide will identify ticker symbols, but one of the quickest way to find a ticker symbol is to use a free website like Yahoo! Finance or Google Finance.