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Business Databases:
Finding Ratio Information

Click on the database titles below if you are in the library or on campus. If you are off campus, click on the Off Campus Access link to authenticate using the library barcode on the back of your YSU ID. Click HERE for more information about off campus access. To view the complete list of available databases, go to the Maag Library Home Page and click on Research Databases on the left side of the screen under Quick Links.

  • LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC / OFF CAMPUS ACCESS / LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC TUTORIALS
    • Click on Sources tab → Companies & Organizations file → Company Directories & Profiles
    • Select Disclosure(R) Online Database-US Public Company Profiles and click on OK-Continue
    • Enter company name in search box and click on Search
    • Locate your company in result list and click on company name
    • Scroll down to Ratios section and click on Download Table for a printable version of that section
  • MERGENT ONLINE / OFF CAMPUS ACCESS / MERGENT ONLINE USER GUIDE
    • Financial Ratios for Companies: Return on Equity, Return on Assets, Quick Ratio, Current Ratio, Long Term Debt to Equity, Total Debt to Equity, Working Capital/Total Assets, etc
    • Includes up to 30 annual financial ratios for U.S. and international companies
    • Search by Company Name or Ticker Symbol
    • Click on appropriate Company Name → Click on Company Financials tab → Click on Ratios and/or Analysis tabs
    • A list of ratios are displayed for the most recent three years; However, you can create your own ratio chart using the last 15 years of financial information
    • You may also click on Create Reports tab, then Custom Reporting to build a custom report by selecting data items (Profitability Ratios is one option)
  • STANDARD & POOR’S NETADVANTAGE / OFF CAMPUS ACCESS / S&P NETADVANTAGE USER GUIDE
    • Click on Companies tab and search for Company Profile by Company Name or Ticker Symbol
    • Click on Financials on left side of screen and look at chart under “Other Financial Data” for latest six years of ratios, including Return on Equity and Return on Assets
    • Click on Stock Reports (HTML or PDF) on left side of Company Profile screen; Page 3 of Stock Report includes sections on “Expanded Ratio Analysis,” “Key Growth Rates and Averages,” and “Company Financials”
    • Click on Industries tab and choose an Industry Review OR Sub-Industry Review from dropdown menu. There is a section on Key Industry Ratios and Statistics and a section on Comparative Company Analysis with links to Profit Ratios, Balance Sheet Ratios, and Equity Ratios. Ratios are listed for major companies within the industry for 5-6 most recent years.
    • Industry Surveys from prior years are also available in print at Maag Library: Surveys from 1995 through 2005 are on Floor 3A at call number HC106.6 .S74
  • VALUE LINE RESEARCH CENTER / OFF CAMPUS ACCESS / VL EDUCATION / SAMPLE STOCK PAGE
    • Financial Ratios for Companies: Click on Standard Edition under Quick Index on left side of the screen
    • Look Up Company: Enter ticker symbol or company name and click on gold Value Line icon
    • Click on PDF icon for your company; Company sheets have a chart which includes financial ratios in the center of the page
    • Financial Ratios for Industries: Click on Standard Edition under Quick Index on left side of the screen. Click on Look Up Industry. Click on the Industry Report icon for the appropriate industry. Industry sheets display a Composite Statistics chart which includes financial ratios at the lower left of the page.

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