The Company Prospector tool in MarketLine Advantage allows you to build lists of companies by criteria like Financials, Industry, and Geography.
To view the Company Prospector tool, go to the Databases tab at the top of the screen. From the list of options, choose Company Prospector.
From here, the main Company Prospector dashboard will appear.
Here, you can choose to use the Quick Search function, or search by Industry or Geography. For more information on these dashboards, see the instructions within the tabs of this box, or view the video below.
To build a list of companies by financial information, choose the Quick Search Options function from the list of options displayed on lefthand side of the Company Prospector tool.
In the Quick Search Options dashboard, build a ranked list of companies by choosing criteria like M&A Deals, Private Equity, Capital Raised, Alliances/Agreements, Looking for Investment, Revenue, and Employee Numbers.
Confirm search by choosing to View Results or Chart Results on the righthand side of the search builder.
To build a list of companies by industry, choose the Industry function from the list of options displayed on lefthand side of the Company Prospector tool.
In the Industry dashboard, build a ranked list of companies by choosing one or more industry from the list displayed. Limit industries displayed by choosing the Industry Lite option, or view all industries by choosing the All Industries option.
Confirm search by choosing to View Results or Chart Results on the righthand side of the search builder.
To build a list of companies by region, choose the Geography function from the list of options displayed on lefthand side of the Company Prospector tool.
In the Geography dashboard, build a ranked list of companies by choosing one or more geographical region from the list displayed. Limit geographies displayed by choosing the Geography option, or view a more detailed list by choosing the Detailed Geography List option.
Confirm search by choosing to View Results or Chart Results on the righthand side of the search builder.