UCLA Anderson School of Management's Rosenfeld Library has helpful charts showing where industry and company ratios appear in major databases and print reference sources.
Business Ratios and Formulas, 3rd by "An ideal tool for measuring corporate performance, this authoritative resource allows managers and auditors to pick and choose the tools they need to best assess their organization's performance. Each formula includes a complete description, explanation of the calculation, an example, and cautions regarding its use." "The Third Edition includes approximately twenty new ratios and formulas covering fixed-charge coverage ratio; free cash flow formula; capital-labor ratio; cash coverage ratio; value at risk formula; cash conversion efficiency metric; and open/close requisition ratio. For professionals needing to compile information about a company's long-term performance, the new edition describes how to use an electronic spreadsheet to compile a standard set of measurements, using Microsoft Excel as the template." (from the inside flap of 3rd edition)
Financial intelligence : a manager's guide to knowing what the numbers really mean by Chapter V: Ratios: learning what the numbers are really telling you -- The power of ratios -- Profitability ratios: the higher the better -- Leverage ratios: the balancing act -- Liquidity ratios: can we pay our bills? -- Efficiency ratios: making the most of your assetsTo find a company's ratios:
RMA annual statement studies by LATEST EDITION ON RESERVE. Contains composite financial data on over 400 industries including manufacturing, retailing, service, and contracting lines of business. Financial statements on each industry are shown in common size form and are accompanied by widely used ratios. Current data for each industry is presented sorted by sales and sorted by assets. In addition, some comparative historical data is presented.
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios by LATEST EDITION ON RESERVE. The comprehensive resource puts 50 comparative performance indicators and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data. The Almanac provides financial information that is calculated and derived from the latest available IRS data on nearly 5 million U.S. and international companies. The Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 199 industries.
Advertising Ratios and Budgets by The latest edition is now available online with an SJU login.
Industry norms and key business ratios. by Library has 1979-2009 in print. Current content can be found in Key Business Ratios database.
Financial studies of the small business Ceased publication (latest is 2007). Smaller companies in 70 industry groups are analyzed, with an emphasis on retail and service firms.