leo troy

The first step of determining a company's true measure of performance and value just became easier---because the Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios now doubles the number of comparative performance indicators that it puts at your command!

Derived from the latest available IRS data on 4.3 million US companies, the vastly expanded Almanac gives you accurate performance data for 50 operating and financial factors in 179 fields of nusiness. And it now provides industry profiles that include decade-long performance firgures and ratios.

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.

It also provides other critical financial factors in percentage including Debt Ratio...Return on Assets...Return on Equity...and Return on Net Worth. An indispensable guide for financial and investment analysts, the Almanac is the most complete, authoritative, and easy-to-use desktop guide available for industry performance data.

Dr. Leo Troy is Distinguished Professor of Economics at Rutgers University, where he has been a faculty member for over four decades. For nearly 30 years, his widely praised Alamanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios has accurately charted performance and trends in all segments of American business and industry. Dr. Troy has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two from the National Science Foundation, two Fulbright grants, and numerous grants and awards from private foundations.