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Answered By: Meghan Dolan
Last Updated: May 09, 2024     Views: 2623

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Aggregate financial ratios: including private company data

How do I find aggregate industry ratios that include private companies?

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Industry ratios provide a way to compare and analyze the correlation of diverse financial data for an entire industry. They can be used to compare the performance of a company to the industry overall.

​RMA Annual Statement Studies
Offers industry default risk and cash flow measures for 400 lines of business whose total assets are less than $250 million.

  • Available in IBISWorld: (Search for an industry using keywords or browse industry reports by industry code.  Open a report, and find the RMA reports under Industry Statistics.  Available as Excel files.)
  • Available in print (Ref. HG 4028 .B2 R6 in the Stamps Reading Room)

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
In print: Ref. HG 4028 .B2 T68 in the Stamps Reading Room

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
In print: Ref. HG 4028 .B2 I54 in the Stamps Reading Room

IRS Corporate Financial Ratios
In print: Ref. HG 4050 .I77 in the Stamps Reading Room
Data in aggregate (not ratio) form is also available at Statements of Income.

See also: our Fast Answer, Public companies: comparative financial ratios

 

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