Financial Peer Comparison and Industry Market Trends
Choosing comparable companies
Financial Peer Comparison and Industry Market Trends
Choosing comparable companies as the basis of your analysis and valuation is the cornerstone of best-practice business valuation.
Following are DATA resources for financial peer comparison and industry market trends. Click the underlined titles to go to the specific database.
Bizminer
Industry and geographic data covering 9,000 industries by zip code, county, metro or state.
RMA Valuation Edition
An enhanced RMA Annual Statement Studies™ product specifically for appraisers. In addition to the data contained in our standard RMA Annual Statement Studies database (see below), the Valuation Edition contains enhanced financial ratios, including national and regional data, the entire distribution curve for every variable, an income statement and balance sheet presented in dollars ($) as well as in percentages (%), and industry growth rates.
Integra Benchmarking
An
Valuation Benchmarking Platform
The Valuation Benchmarking Platform offers robust capabilities for comparing valuation multiples, cost of capital, normalized financial forecasts, and various valuation assumptions against top valuation and investment banking firm standards.
ValuSource Financial Ratios (Includes IRS Data)
Provides industry standard financial statement benchmarking data for over 210 industries. This data will assist you in benchmarking a target company’s financial performance against industry norms.