BMGT: Entrepreneurship: Financial Ratios

In Mergent Intellect, you will need to know your NAICS or SIC industry codes for best results.

Once you are logged in to the Mergent Intellect homepage:

1. Scroll down and click on the "Key Business Ratios" icon.
2. Once the new page loads, click on the “Ratios” link in the top right corner.
3. Enter the NAICS or SIC codes you feel are most applicable to conduct your research and press enter.
4. Select your industry from the listed results, shown in order of most recent date.
5. Data is automatically presented in table format--to view as a bar graph, click the "Charts" option above the data set.

In Factiva, you will be searching by industry name.

Once you are logged in to the Factiva homepage:

1. Hover your cursor over "Companies/Markets" in the top horizontal navigation bar and select “Industry” from the drop down menu.
2. Click on your industry’s name from the alphabetical list provided.
3. Once your industry snapshot page loads, scroll to the bottom of the page to see industry ratios. 

If you opt to search by company, rather than industry:

1. Hover your cursor over "Companies/Markets" in the top horizontal navigation bar and select “Company” from the drop down menu.
2. Search by company name or ticker symbol.
3. Click on your company's name from the search results list.
4. Once the Company Snapshot page loads, click on "Financial Results" in the left navigation bar.
5. Select "Key Ratios" from the "Statement Type" dropdown box in the middle of the screen and click "Go."
6. Data is presented in table format.