Ratios
- Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new windowProvides competitive benchmarking data compiled from Dun & Bradstreet's database of public and private companies. Choose from a three-year set of 14 key business ratios for over 800 lines of business. Updated twice a year.
- RMA eStatement Studies This link opens in a new window(Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks)
Includes 19 ratios such as current, liquidity, operating, leverage, expense to sales and other ratios for over 750 industries.
- Industry Norms and Key Business RatiosFor historical research on ratio analysis. Available in library 1982-2008. Call #HF5681.R25 I525. Please ask at the Research Consultation desk for assistance in locating required volume.
- Market Share ReporterPresents comparative business statistics. Each entry features a descriptive title; data and market description; a list of producers/products along with their market share; and cites original sources.
Reports
- AnnualReports.comDirectory of company annual reports searchable by an alphabetical index, company name, ticker symbol, sector, or industry.
- SEC EDGAR Corporate Reports (U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionProvides online access to fulltext financial forms and documents submitted by public companies to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Updated daily.
Classification codes
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)NAICS is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)Access detailed information for a specified SIC, Division, or Major Group; and browse through the manual structure.
Consider also...
- globalEDGEFree registration required for data from mid-1990s to present for over 2500 variables, over 200 countries and more.
- Bloomberg Business NewsNews and analysis from Bloomberg.
- 20th Century American LeadersHarvard Business School's database chronicles the lives of 20th century men and women whose business leadership shaped the ways that people live, work, and interact.
- GuideStarNon-Profit start here. Nonprofit reports, 990 forms, financials, and other information. Free login required.
Sample Database Searches
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