Companies & Finance: Ratios

Company ratios

Gale Business Insights from Gale This link opens in a new window
This database is more of a portal, and provides considerably more than just articles.
To find the ratios: do a company search, and click on the Financials link (under Related Content). Then look for the Ratios tab.
Formerly: Business Company Resource Center.
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U.S. and international company data.
To get to the Ratios: First do a company search; when you're in the company information, click on the Company Financials tab -- Ratios will be in the sub-menu along the top.
Supply Chain reports cover US public companies primarily in the tech, biotech, and financial sectors. They include information on competitors (by product), customers, market structure, and more. The information is drawn from SEC filings, trade articles, and more. Formerly called Horizon Reports.
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For public companies provides: financial data; annual & other reports/filings; analyst & market research reports; M&A, new issues & syndicated loans data. Coverage: ~12,000 US companies & ~41,000 non-US companies.
Download limit of 150 pages / 24-hour period for After Market Research module (aka AMR or Investext).
Formerly called Thomson ONE.

When you need to see how your company compares to other companies in the same industry (peers and competitors), use these sources.

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios by Leo Troy
Call Number: HF 5681.R25 A45
Location: current edition in Raynor Reference; older editions on Memorial 4 Upper
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios by Dun & Bradstreet
Call Number: HF 5681 .R25 I53
Location: current edition in Raynor Reference; older editions on Memorial 4 Upper.
Check MARQCAT for print availability 1983-1988.
Check MARQCAT for print availability 1988-1998.
Financial Studies of the Small Business by Financial Research Associates
Call Number: HD 2346.U5 F55a 29th ed. 2006
Location: Raynor Reference
Publication Date: 2006
Check MARQCAT for print availability.
Although dated, this can be especially helpful for small businesses.
Standard & Poor's Analysts' Handbook by S & P
Call Number: HG 4905 .A66
Location: current edition in Raynor Reference; older editions on Memorial 4 Upper
Check MARQCAT for print availability 1989-1993.
Check MARQCAT for print availability 1994-1995.
Check MARQCAT for print availability 1996-2006.
While the other sources listed here are organized by SIC and/or NAICS, this one is organized by GICS codes.