There are a number of resources for gathering industry ratios. The following print sources are available in the library.
- Analyst's Handbook. New York: Standard & Poor's Corporation. Annual with monthly supplements.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG4915 .S74).
Location: Morris Library - ( HG4915 .S74) Earlier eds.
- Includes composite per share ratios for about 100 covered industries, and the S&P 400, the S&P 40 Utilities, the S&P 20 Transportation, the S&P 40 Financial, and the S&P 500 Composite Companies, etc.
- Troy,Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, Annual.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF5681 .R25 T68) Latest ed.
Location: Morris Library (HF5681 .R25 T68) Earlier eds.
- Provides ratios, grouped by asset size, are listed for industries and product lines, by NAICS code from the 2002 Edition onwards
- Financial Studies of the Small Business. Washington, D. C., : Financial Associates, Annual.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HD2346 .U5 F55a ) Latest ed.
Location: Morris Library (HD2346 .U5 F55a) Earlier eds.
- Gives nineteen ratios for small businesses with assets under $1,000,000. Arranged in groups by asset size and business category.
- D&B Key Business Ratios.
Location: Library Databases
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF 5681 .R25 I525) Latest ed; and on database page. Earlier eds. (HF 5681 .R25 I525)- on stacks. Provides key ratios (at median, upper, and lower quartiles) for industries arranged by SIC number.
- Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia : The Risk Management Association (formerly Robert Morris Associates.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF5681 .B2 R6 ) Latest ed.
Location: Morris Library (HF5681 .B2 R6) Earlier eds.
- Gives current and historical ratios for manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and selected service industries. Includes a bibliography of ratio sources for particular industries.
RMA annual statement studies. Philadelphia, PA: Robert Morris Associates
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HF5681 .B2 R6) Latest ed.
Location: Morris Library (HF5681 .B2 R6) Earlier eds.
Provides ratios, grouped by asset size, are listed for industries and product lines, by NAICS code from the 2002 Edition onwards