Costs
Costs are very difficult (if not impossible) to find, particularly shipping, construction and manufacturing costs. Public companies make financials available in their company filings, but only what they are required to disclose and no company would publish this information willingly.
- Industry Canada. Financial Performance DataIncome statement and balance sheet data for a variety of industries in Canada. Good source for estimating costs for small to medium sized businesses
- U.S. Census Bureau. Business ExpensesFind expenses for retail, wholesale, manufacturing, mining and service-based sectors.
- International Business CostsSources for estimating business expenses in international locations.
Industry Financials & Ratios
- Abacus Data Repository This link opens in a new windowFinancial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business: Data on Canadian businesses, derived from Statistics Canada databases of financial statements. To access the data, click on Log In at the top right, then select Institution Name UBC under Affiliated User Login, then click Log in and enter your CWL. Next, type "Financial performance indicators" in the "Search this Dataverse Network" box.
- Business Performance and Ownership: Financial Statements and PerformanceStatistics Canada releases on financial performances of a variety of industries, including service industries
- Canadian Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (INKBR) This link opens in a new windowBusiness ratios, measured as relationships between companies' balance sheet and income statement categories, across industries classified as per Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes. Data available for 2004-2011 only
- Financial and Taxation Statistics for EnterprisesRatios for Canadian industries from Statistics Canada
- Industry Canada - Financial Performance DataIncome statement and balance sheet data for a variety of industries in Canada. Good source for estimating costs for small to medium sized businesses
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowUS & international public company data, with enhanced features that allow you to compare companies and export data into software applications such as Excel. Annual reports. Analyst reports.
- Quarterly financial statistics for enterprisesScroll down to find the most recent "Quarterly financial statistics for enterprises".
Ratio for Canadian industries, from Statistics Canada - Robert Morris Associates - Annual Statement StudiesAvailable in print only, in the David Lam Library (HF5681.B2 R6)
- Standard & Poor's Analysts HandbookUse to find: debt to equity ratio, shareholders' equity, liabilities, inventory turnover
Investment Analyst Reports
- Bloomberg This link opens in a new windowAvailable on specific machines in the Canaccord Learning Commons, Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre (current Sauder students and faculty and staff only) and UBCO Library.
- Standard & Poor's Capital IQ This link opens in a new windowAvailable to current Sauder students in the Canaccord Learning Commons and Wayne Deans Investment Analysis Centre.