Q. How do I compare a company to its industry?

For a Company to Industry Ratio Comparison Report, go to Factiva:

• click on Companies/Markets.
• Click on Company.
• Enter the Company name or Ticker.
• Click on Reports.
• Choose Ratio Comparison Report.

For a company's relative value vis a vis companies in its industry, use Bloomberg, available in the Humanites/McLennan Library, 3rd floor (Room M3-53B). Type the company's ticker symbol, hit the EQUITY key and type RV, then GO.

For Canadian information, see the publication Investor's Digest of Canada in the Humanites/McLennan Library, second floor. See the monthly Key Ratios Report which groups companies by industry with averages for the industry.