The first step in determining a company's true measure of performance and value just became easier -- because the Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios now expands to 50 the number of comparative performance indicators that it puts at your command and covers all of North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) using NAICS data! Derived from the latest available IRS data on 4.8 million U.S. and international companies, this vastly expanded Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 192 industries. Data for each industry are subdivided into 13 categories based on company size, so you'll find a precise benchmark against which to measure any company's performance. One quick glance at the appropriate field of business and company-size category, and you've found the definitive starting point for competitive performance analysis. Book jacket.

Required reading for anyone starting, running, or growing a business, Business Ratios and Formulas, Second Edition puts answers at the fingertips of business managers, with nearly 250 operational criteria and clear, easy-to-understand explanations that can be used right away. The Second Edition includes approximately fifty new ratios and formulas, as well as new chapters covering ratios and formulas for e-commerce and human resources.