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Company Prospector in MarketLine Advantage

The Company Prospector tool in MarketLine Advantage allows you to build lists of companies by criteria like FinancialsIndustry, and Geography.

To view the Company Prospector tool, click the:

  1. Databases tab, then
  2. choose Company Prospector


Select the Databases tab, then 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.

Each of the Search Types functions prompts you to select filters or criteria to add to the search, then provides you with a View Results or Chart Results option.

Search Type: Quick search option

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 InvestmentRevenue, and Employee Numbers.

quick search options will have you select a creteria to the search and then view results or chart results

 

Confirm search by choosing to View Results or Chart Results on the righthand side of the search builder.

Search Type: Industry

To build a list of companies by industry, choose the Industry function.

In the Industry dashboard, build a ranked list of companies by choosing one or more industry from the list displayed. Clicking the plus (+) sign next to the industry will expand the industry list. Limit industries displayed by choosing the Industry Lite option, or view all industries by choosing the All Industries option.

Prospector by industry provides extensive list of niche industries to select from and then either view or chart results

 

When you have made your selection(s), click View Results or Chart Results.

Search Type: Geography

To build a list of companies by region, choose the Geography function.

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. Select the plus (+) sign next to the region to get to an alphabetical list of countries in that region.

Geography searching gives the option to search by region or by country and then view or chart results

When you have made your selection(s), click View Results or Chart Results.

 

Build your search & Enter your company list in Company Prospector

Advanced search features of Company Prospector

You can select the Build your search or Enter your company list for more advanced or specific search filters and criteria.

Build your search allows you to use additional facets of searching such as Keyword Search, using Company Information filters, Financial Deals Analytics, and Companies Featuring In as Search Types. Each of things bring in new and different filters for adding criteria to the search. Some may have additional filters for time period.

Build your search offers extensive and advanced options for searching

 

Enter your company list could be great if you already have a list of specific companies you want to analyze. It allows you to search for and add up to 100 companies.

build your company list allows you to analyze up to 100 specific companies

Company Prospector - MarketLine Advantage (2 min.)