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Economics: Industry Financial Ratios
Electronic databases
All databases can be accessed from OSU-Stillwater campus. Login into proxy server if you are off campus.
- Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios*14 ratios include solvency, efficiency, and profitability from financial statements of U.S. corporations,
*Key business ratios calculated identify key relationships between financial data
*Business ratios are broken down into median figures, with upper and lower quartiles
*Ratios are arranged by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes.
*Can export data to a .csv file for easy manipulation in Microsoft Excel. - Standard and Poor's NetAdvantageClick on the Industries tab on top of NetAdvantage page, then select an industry profile you need. Standard and Poor's will have a section on Industry Ratios within each Industry Survey.
Free web sites
Yahoo! Finance - provides some basic, free industry ratios
Print Sources
The current issues of these print sources are located in the Reference Area. Older editions are located on 4th floor under the call numbers. All of these print sources use a modified North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for idustry identification.
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios by Call Number: Main Library Stacks - 658.15 A445Features IRS data on 4.7 million U.S. corporations. Ten years worth of historical data.
