Research and Course Guides: Business Valuation and Appraisal: Valuation Data

S&P's NetAdvantage

S&P Global NetAdvantage
Formerly Standard & Poor's Industry Survey / Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. Search for a company, then click on the "Valuation" link on the left-hand menu for data. This resource also contains developments, performance, outlook, trends, forecasts, competitors, market share, and financial and ratio analysis for industries and individual companies. Reports are available in both .pdf and .html.

Mergent Online

Mergent Online
Public company financial data, SEC filings, and industry information. Investment analyst reports available via the Investext module.
Note: Mergent will be discontinuing the Mergent Online platform in mid-2025. Its replacement, Mergent Market Atlas, is available now.
Use of the Mergent data and service are intended for non-commercial academic purposes only.

eStatement Studies

In eStatement Studies you'll find Financial Ratio Benchmark (FRB) figures, broken down by US Region and revenue quartile, for a very large number of industries.

Look here for smaller and specialized industries, like Adhesive Manufacturing or Automobile Driving Schools.

RMA Statement Studies Explained
Use this link to find explanations for the ratios and features within RMA Statement Studies (see pages x-xviii for an explanation of the ratio quartiles used and the ratio calculations).

RMA Statement Studies
Choose an industry from the list or search for an industry by keyword. Ratios for individual companies are NOT included in this resource. The FRB, or Financial Ratio Benchmark, numbers are most useful.

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