LibGuides: WRIT 107B (Yamboliev, Fall 2023): Financials

Finding Financial Information Online

Yahoo Industry Center
A free resource that has some excellent industry information. The industry browser allows you to browse industries by performance rankings, including ROE, P/E ratio, market cap, price change, price to book value, profit margin, price to book value, long term debt, and more.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
In Factiva, use the Companies & Markets tab to first search for a company. Next, click “Reports” and choose the “Ratio Comparison Report” to get a company’s ratios compared to industry averages.
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Financial ratios are often used to compare a company against an industry average or other companies in order to benchmark or measure a company’s performance. Industry ratios are often useful when creating the financial components of a business plan.

Industry Information - Industry Ratios (Reference Books)

Industry norms and key business ratios. by Dun & Bradstreet
Call Number: Reference HF5681.R25 I52 [Non-circulating]
Publication Date: 2010-2011
Selected key business ratios in 125 lines of business. Organized by NAICS codes
Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios. by Prentice-Hall
Call Number: Reference HF5681.R25 .A45 [Non-Circulating]
Publication Date: 2011
Updated annually, organized by NAICS codes

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