Financial Ratios

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This guide is a selective list of library sources for financial ratios. Library locations are:

RBR: Reserve Book Room, ground floor
Ref:   Reference area, 1st floor
GP:   Government Publications, 5th floor (ASI and SRI microfiche are located in GP)
Periodicals:   2nd floor

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Many Industries (listed by SIC or NAICS code)

Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (RBR HF 5681 R25 A45)

Financial Research Associates. Financial Studies of the Small Business (RBR HD 2346 U5 F55a)

Dun & Bradstreet. Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (RBR HF 5681 R25 I52x)

Robert Morris Associates. RMA Annual Statement Studies (RBR HF 5681 B2 R6)

Standard & Poor's Analyst's Handbook (Ref HG 4519 S772)

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys via Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (database, SFSU users only)

Individual Industries

(PLEASE NOTE: The SRI (Statistical Reference Index) and ASI (American Statistics Index) microfiche collections are located in Government Publications, 5th floor)

Distribution

Industrial Distribution. Annual Survey of Distributor Operations (Periodicals)

Electric Utilities

Edison Electric Institute. Statistical Yearbook of the Electric Utility Industry (SRI A4700-1)

Lodging

Pannell, Kerr, Forster. Trends in the Hotel Industry (Ref TX 909 .A1 H3)

Manufacturing

United States. Department of Commerce. Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining and Trade Corporations (Government Publications microform C3.267: and ASI 2502-1 and http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/qfr-mm.html

Oil & Gas

American Gas Association. Gas Facts: a Statistical Record of the Gas Industry (SRI A1775-3)

Plastics

Society of Plastics. Financial and Operating Ratios Survey (SRI A8920-4)

Real Estate

Building Owners and Managers Association International. BOMA Experience Exchange Report (SRI A3675-1)

Institute of Real Estate Management:

• Expense Analysis: Condominiums, Cooperatives, & PUDS (SRI A5600-3)
• Income/Expense Analysis: Conventional Apartments (SRI A5600-1)
• Income/Expense Analysis: Office Buildings (SRI A5600-2)
• Income/Expense Analysis: Shopping Centers (SRI A5600-6)

Restaurants

National Restaurant Association. Restaurant Industry Operations Report (SRI A8200-3)

Retailing

Food Marketing Institute. Annual Financial Review: the Annual Report of the Supermarket Industry (SRI A4950-1)

National Retail Hardware Association. Cost of Doing Business Study (SRI A8275-1)

Company

Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters) (database, SFSU users only)

Select Companies/Markets > Company > Reports. Ratios are available in all reports: Ratio Comparison Report, Detailed Company Profile Report, etc.

LexisNexis Academic (database, SFSU users only)

Select Business > Company Profiles (to right of search form) > Select Sources > Disclosure Online Database.

Mergent Online (database, SFSU users only).

Company Financials > Ratios.

Rev GMC 9/19/2007