Financial and Industry Operating Ratios



 
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Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
Leo Troy
Current year at REFERENCE DESK.
Previous years REF HF 5681 .R25A45
Annual Statement Studies
Robert Morris Associates.
REF HF 5681 .B2R6
Note: Contains an extensive list of sources for finding composite financial and industry ratios.
Business Week (January issue) Current issue at Serials Desk
Previous years PER HF 5001 .B89
also on Microfilm X208
Corporate Annual Reports to Shareholders and 10-K Reports to the SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) Print reports for several thousand major companies are on 3rd floor.  Reports are kept for 5 years.
Ratio information from the annual reports is also on DISCLOSURE CD-ROM in Reference Room.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Dun and Bradstreet.
Current issue at the REFERENCE DESK.
Previous years REF HF5681 .R25I53
A Cross-Industry Analysis of Financial Ratios: Comparabilities and Corporate Performance HF 5681 .R25K48 1990
Explains financial ratios and their use in industry comparisons.
Financial and Operating Results of Department and Specialty Stores REF HF 5465 .U4F55 1992
Financial Ratios for Manufacturing Corporations - Summary Tables for 23 Industrial Groups Available through Stat-USA on the Web.  In-library use only. 
Follow these steps: 
Select:  State of the Nation, then SOTN (State of the Nation Library, next Industry Statistics, then scroll down to Office of Business and Industrial Analysis, Financial Ratios...
Inquire at Reference Desk or in Government Documents, 6th floor.
Forbes (January issue) Current issue at SERIALS DESK.
Previous years Microfilm X1048
Financial Studies of the Small Business REF HD 2346 .U5F55a
Moody's Manuals (Industrial, OTC, International)  14 key operating ratios for each company.
Current year in REFERENCE ROOM.
REF HG 4931 - HG 4971
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys REF HC 106.6 .S74
Value Line Investment Survey Current issues at REFERENCE DESK
Previous years Microfiche X197

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Last updated September 21, 1998