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Key Retail Benchmarks


Whether you are a retailer, or you work with retailers, The Retail Owners Institute makes it easy for you to get a quick financial health assessment of any retail business. 







The ROI has selected 6 Key Retail Ratios for retailers to regularly monitor and manage:


The ROI's Retail Benchmarks


• Pre-Tax Profit


• Gross Margin


• Inventory Turnover


• Debt-to-Worth Ratio


• Current Ratio


• GMROI


 


Choose any one of the 55 retail segments listed on this page, and click the link. Once on that "Retail Segment" page, see Retail Benchmark Trend Charts, available only from The ROI. 










    

        

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  1. The segments featured at The ROI reflect the definitions and designations of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). The top of each Retail Segment Page on The ROI site includes the NAICS code and the NAICS definition for that industry segment.
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  2. The ROI's exclusive Retail Benchmark Trend Charts show the median value reported by Risk Management Association's Annual Statement Studies for each of these key ratios each year.
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  3. Retailers may need to examine the benchmark numbers in more than one segment to get perspective on their own store's performance, particularly if their store does not exactly fit the NAICS category.
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"How and when can these benchmark numbers be used?"




	
For perspective 


	
• Calculate these ratios for your own business, and then see how you compare to your retail industry segment.


	
For goal setting 


	
• Use these benchmarks when you are setting your own target ratios for the next year.


	
For preparation 


	
• Seeking a bank loan for your business? The bankers will look at these industry benchmarks as they assess your store's performance. 


	
For understanding 


	
• The credit departments of your vendors and landlords will examine your ratios to assess your credit worthiness.


	
For saving time 


	
• Use The ROI's Key RATIOS Calculator to quickly calculate your own ratios. 


	
 




			

				
Have questions?



Get answers at The ROI's Retail Benchmarks Resource Center. Free to everyone to use.



    
	
  1. See the how-to article: Go Figure! How to Calculate Your Key Ratios - in 12 Seconds Each!
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  2. Watch and listen to the recorded webinar: The Retail OWNER'S DASHBOARD
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Very quickly, you can see how and why to monitor the true "vital signs" of your business. 



 

			

				
About the Retail Segments



The segments featured at The ROI reflect the definitions and designations of the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS).



The top of each Retail Segment Page on The ROI site includes the NAICS code and the NAICS definition for that industry segment.

	 



About the Key Retail Ratios



The ROI has selected six key ratios (from the abundance of ratios available) that are particularly important for retailers to regularly monitor and manage. See The ROI's Benchmarks Resource Center to learn more about these key ratios for retailers.



The ROI's exclusive Retail Benchmark Trend Charts show the median value reported by Risk Management Association's Annual Statement Studies for each of these key ratios each year.



Remember, there also is a Top Quartile – and Bottom Quartile – of results for every segment. See your local library for those details.




			

		

	







                                    

                                

                                

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                

                                

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                

                                

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                

                                

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                    

                                        

                                        

                                    

                                

                                

                                    

                                        

                                        

	

	

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