BUSN - Finance & Investment
What are they?
Ratio analysis involves calculating ratios using data from a firm's financial statements and comparing these ratios to previous years, other companies, the industry, or even the economy to judge the performance of the company.
Ratio analysis tutorial (Investopedia)
Ratio Calculator (Business Development Bank of Canada) (Open Access)
-- Choose a ratio, enter data for the fields, press the Calculate button, and the ratio calculator will provide a result with a brief explanation.
Beta is a measurement of stock price volatility relative to a broad market index; the tendency of a security's returns to respond to swings in the market. The beta of the market is 1.00, so a beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market.
Business Ratios and Formulas: A comprehensive guide by Call Number: Electronic bookISBN: 1118226836Publication Date: 2012-02-23
International Financial Statement Analysis by Call Number: electronic bookISBN: 9781119029748Publication Date: 2015-01-30
Ratio and Beta Analysis
Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios by Call Number: HF5681 .R25 A13Publication Date: Annual
- Financial Performance Data (Small Business Profiles)Provides industry-specific income statement and balance sheet data for small and medium sized businesses. Data is available at provincial and national levels.
- S & P Capital IQAvailable only at Business Library on Stations 13, 14 and the Reference desk. The database provides easy access to both real-time and historical information on companies, markets, transactions, and people worldwide. Company ratios are available in the Financials section. Industry reports are also available and provide Key Stats and Ratios.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowIn addition to an excellent source of news articles, Factiva also provides company profiles that include company financials, reports and a ratio comparison. To access, use the Companies/Markets tab.
- BloombergBloomberg has a dedicated station (station 14) and must be accessed from the Business Library.
An online financial service that provides quotes and technical analysis of Canadian, U.S. and international securities. Detailed corporate financial ratios data is included in the financial analysis (FA) section. - Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
- BloombergThe Bloomberg terminals are located in the finance trading lab (MTH 139). For assistance regarding access please contact:
George Hart: sghart@ucalgary.ca
Thomas Holloway: thomas.holloway@ucalgary.ca