Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios

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• Format: Reference Book
• Location: Ref. HF5681 R25 I533x Latest ed. at 2nd Floor Library Desk
• Link to Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, One Year. Manufacturing in the Alice Online Catalog.

Part of a highly-respected series of industry ratio books published by Dun & Bradstreet that together cover over 800 lines of business as defined by the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

Other volumes in the series include: Agriculture, Mining, Construction/Transportation/Communication/Utilities; Wholesaling; Retailing; and Finance/Real Estate/Services. Data is given for 2-digit and 4-digit SIC numbers and is subdivided into up to 4 geographical areas of the U.S. and up to 8 assets-size ranges.

Two other sources of industry financial ratios in the Reference Collection are:

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios

• Location: Ref. HF5681 R25 A45 Latest ed. at 2nd Floor Library Desk.

RMA Annual Statement Studies

• Location: Ref. HF5681 B2 R6 Latest ed. at 2nd Floor Library Desk.

All are excellent sources when trying to develop the financial portion of a business plan.

For more information about this topic, take a look at the Biz Wiki article for Industry Financial Ratios.