How to assess the financial strength of a company
When qualifying a lead or setting the credit limit, you need to research key financial numbers such as:
- Profit
- Revenue
- Employee headcount
- Years in business
Here’s a list of international company registers where you can find such data:
Australia: Australian business register
Austria: Firmenabc.at
Belgium: Staatsbladmonitor.be, Knack.be
Canada: Canada411 and Canadaone provide basic information.
Denmark: Virk.dk
Egypt: The white pages can provide basic info about people. The yellow pages can provide basic info about companies.
Estonia: E-krediidiinfo & Teatmik provides basic info about companies. Additional information can be purchased.
Germany: Unternehmensregister.de
Hong Kong: Company registry provides basic information. Additional information can be purchased.
Iceland: Firmaskra provide basic information.
Italy: Registroimprese.it/en shows basic info like email address and location. Financial statements can be purchased.
Netherlands: Opencompanies.nl shows basic info like years in business and address. Financial statements need to be purchased from Kvk.nl.
New Zealand: Companies register
Norway: Regnskapstall.no
Singapore: Bizfile.gov.sg
Sweden: Merinfo.se, Allabolag.se
South Africa: Bizcommunity or white pages shows basic information.
Slovenia: Ajpes and Kyckr provide basic info about companies. Financial statements can be purchased.
Saudi Arabia: Datarabia is the directory in Saudi Arabia. But you need to log in/subscribe to access any information.
UK: Companycheck.co.uk, Endole.co.uk
Switzerland: Zefix or Moneyhouse provide basic information.