Current AU students, faculty & staff access D&B® (Dun and Bradstreet) Key Business Ratios on the Web (KBR), via the library's homepage. Click Databases and enter Key Business Ratios.
KBR provides immediate online access to competitive benchmarking data. Researchers can examine industry benchmarks compiled from D&B®’s (Dun and Bradstreet) database of public and private companies, featuring 14 key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) for public and private companies in 800 lines of business.
Key Benefits
Solvency Ratios - Examine the financial soundness of a company and how well it can meet short and long-term obligations.
Efficiency Ratios - Check the quality of receivables and the efficiency of asset control; measure the effectiveness of payment to supplier; and evaluate over or under-trading on equity.
Profitability Ratios - Study how profit is earned relative to sales, total assets and net worth.
- Search data by SIC and NAICS code, line of business, asset range and year.
- Company Filtering and User Profiles
- Company Drill Down
- Download and Create Reports
- Mapping Capabilities
- Input financial data and instantly compare any balance sheet with industry benchmarks
- Profile a company’s best customers
- Pinpoint a company’s strongest suppliers
- Identify acquisition targets
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