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Other types of comparisons of financial ratios include:<br />

• Comparisons with competitors. For example, the financial ratios of Apple Computer could<br />

be compared with those of Hewlett-Packard, Dell, or Gateway.<br />

• Comparisons with industry composites. Industry composite ratios can be found from a<br />

number of sources, such as:<br />

• The Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios, by Leo Troy, published<br />

annually by Prentice Hall (Paramus, NJ). This publication uses Internal Revenue Service<br />

data for 4.6 million U.S. corporations, classified into 179 industries, divided into categories<br />

by firm size, and reporting 50 different financial ratios.<br />

• Risk Management Associates: Annual Statement Studies. This is a database<br />

compiled by bank loan officers from the financial statements of more than 150,000<br />

commercial borrowers, representing more than 600 industries, classified by business size,<br />

and reporting 16 different financial ratios. Available on the Internet at www.rmahq.org.<br />

• Financial ratios can also be obtained from other firms that specialize in financial<br />

information, such as Dun & Bradstreet, Moody‟s, and Standard & Poor‟s.

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