I am evaluating a Gas Station business that is for sale. I want to compare its cuurent financial statements against industry averages as well as what is optimum for the industry.
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I have worked on underwriting some loans provided to gas stations and typically for a business of $1MM - $3MM, you have:\n\n1/ 17.2% gross profit margin.\n2/ 0.9% operating profit margin.....very tight margins in general in this industry.\n3/Current ratio of +1.8x and quick ratio of +0.7x.\n4/ Debt to net worth ratio of 8.0x or lower....\n5/ Return Of Asset of 5.1x
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Look at the balance sheet
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Maybe look into GASB34.  It's an accounting standard for government.  It is causing a lot of uproar because of what it means for asset management.  Hot topic right now.
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best bet is to your local Better Buisness Burea.  They can pass the information along both nationally and internationally.
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It depends where you are. Location is everything in real estate and retail. If you need estimates for your local area, contact your regional building authority or your local chamber of commerce, who can guide you to the proper source.
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Income statement: Shows how net revenue turns into the net income.\n\nBalance sheet: Shows assets and liabilities.\n\nCash flow statement: Shows incoming and outgoing money.
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Consider these options:\n\nDunn & Bradstreet\n\nNexis-Lexis\n\nBetter Business Bureau\n\nDLENDER
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Profitability can be measured numerous ways.\n\nIt can be measured in ABSOLUTE TERMS.  You can say that Ford is more Profitable than Apple Computer based on the most common measure - net profit to common shareholders. \n\nIt can be used in RELATIVE TERMS based on net margins.  For example, you can say that selling high-end retail goods is more profitable than selling commodity consumer goods - Saks has better profit margins than Walmart). The most common measure is net margin. \n\nIt can be said in RELATIVE TERMS in terms of capital efficiency.  For example, you can use ROI, ROE, ROA or ROIC. The most common measures are ROE (Net profit/Avg. Equity Balance), ROA (Net Profit/Avg. Asset Balance) and ROIC (NOPLAT/Market Value of Equity, Debt and Minority Interests).
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Here is a very thorough and point-by-point comparison of these two products:\n\nhttp://financialsoft.about.com/od/reviewsfinancesoftware/a/MDel06vsQDel06.htm
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try moneysupermarket .com or uswitch.com or moneysavingexpert.com any of these will allow you to compare mortgages or loans
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There really isn't much. All gasoline has to meet federal standards. Go for price.
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Many approaches:\n\n1) Discount cash flow method. Work out all the projected free cash flows of the company and then do a dcf on it. The key is not in doing up the model - the key is in your assumptions (as in all models);\n\n2) Multiples - look for a listed company in a similar industry and use a EBITDA multiple to find out an approx value. Check yahoo finance - it is rather good for info finding;\n\n3) Asset valuation method - not as accurate as the above but add up all the assets of the company. Note that the sum may be worth more than each piece if all is functioning together well;\n\n4) replacement value - check out the market values of all the assets and value that. \n\n5) Net Asset Value - Assets minus liabilities for a really general ballpark figure. \n\nI generally use 1 & 2. 3-5 are just very general guides.
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yea www.kbb.com is the best one. it has ways to find exactly what it is worth, they even ask questions about condition etc.
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I must admit that, although I used to work in corporate finance, I have never heard the phrase 'profitability ratio'\n\nHowever, I would have thought it was a percentage of a company's turnover compared to its profits.   If a company turns over £100 (ie, what it gets for selling its goods) and makes £5, the profit would be 5%.   As a ratio, this would be 1:20   (and I am aware that no company turns over just £100 before anyone complains! - I just like nice easy numbers!)\n\nYou could also do the same for individual items.   However the two are not necessarily the same!\n\nIt costs a company £80 to make a car and it sells for £100, the profit would be £20.   This is 20%, or a ratio of 1:5.\n\nHowever, the company may have a turnover of £1,000 but make a profit of £250 because of things like property sales, selling spares and so on.   Here, the profit rate is 25% or a ratio of 1:4.\n\nThe only way to use such a ratio to see if it is a good company is to compare it to the industry average.   If the average for making a car is 5% or 1:9, then the company is doing well.   However, if the average is 33% or 1:3 then the company is doing badly!\n\nI am sure this is now as clear as mud for you!!!   But I wish you all the best!
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Go to a company's website and look for their financial statement.  All companies have a link to their financials for their investors.
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TRY YAHOO STOCK ADVANCED SEARCH.  IT ALLOWS YOU TO SEARCH AND COMPARE DIFF STOCKS ON ALMOST ANY ASPECT OF THE STOCK, VOL, SHRS OUTS., DIVD....EXT.  YAHOO/FINANCE/INVESTING/STOCKS/STOCK SCREENER.
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Chart:\n\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EIXIC&t=my\n\nData:\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=%5EIXIC&a=00&b=1&c=1999&d=02&e=9&f=2006&g=d