About Financial Ratios
Financial ratios are a means of analyzing the health of your business. The resources below can help you understand key ratios about your business. For example, is your business carrying too much debt, holding too much inventory, or too slow in getting paid?
Library Reference Books
- Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios - Published by Dun & Bradstreet
Ratios are useful for financial analysis. Comparing your firm's ratios from your balance sheet and financial statement with industry ratios as a whole help identify relative strengths and weaknesses. Comparing changes in a firm's ratios over time can highlight improvements in performance or problem areas needing attention. - Financial Studies of the Small Business - Financial Research Associates
Figures from 30,000 financial statements supplied by 1,500 certified public accounting firms were used to develop financial ratios for small business (capitalization under $1,000,000). Analysis is provided for 60 types of businesses. - Annual Statement Studies - Risk Management Association
Financial Ratio Benchmarks - Assets, Liabilities, Income Data Ratios arranged by NAICS code.
2008-2009 issue recently received.
This information is also included in ReferenceUSA -International Businesses database. You may access it by doing an industry search.
Financial Analysis
Key Management Ratios - Ciaran Walsh
Select the hard copy or a newer edition ebookSmart Financial Management - William w. Sihler
Business Ratios and Formulas: a Comprehensive Guide - Steven M. Bragg
The Library has reference and circulating copiesFinancial Analsys: the Next Step - James O. Gill
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