Financial Ratios
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Financial Ratios |
| Industry or financial ratios are most often used to analyze a company’s financial position in relation to the industry it represents. These ratios may also be used to identify changes in the industry's financial performance over several years. | ||
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| Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (HF5681.R25 T68) - Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall | Provides
financial ratios for companies in various asset ranges by SIC code. Data
reported are based on aggregate numbers from IRS records. | |
| Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (HF5681.R25 I525)- Murray Hill, NJ: Dun and Bradstreet Information Services | Arranged by SIC code, this includes financial data and important ratios from an aggregate number of establishments within an industry. | |
| Web Sources | ||
| Business Week Investment Outlook Scoreboard | Contains earnings expectations, ratios, and other financial numbers for a variety of industry sectors. | |
| Census Bureau / Leading Economic Indicators | Includes the various statistics compiled on manufacturing, shipments, international trade, more. | |
| D&B Key Business Ratios | Key business ratios cover all critical areas of business performance—solvency, efficiency and profitability. (Fees required). | |
| The Dismal Scientist | Covers over economic releases from over various countries. Includes some forecast data. | |
| Factiva | Contains key industry ratios through their subscription service. (Fees required) | |
| Federal Reserve | From the central bank of the United States, this site covers daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual releases covering industrial production, exchange rates, more. | |
| Institute for Supply Management | Includes both manufacturing and non-manufacturing data. | |
| Internetnews.com | A comprehensive resource for a variety of data, including an excellent assortment of graphs and charts on financial performance. | |
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