Debt
Fundamentals by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 7036 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2010
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| Industry Name | Number of Firms | MV Debt Ratio | BV Debt Ratio | Effective Tax Rate | Insider Holdings | Std Deviation in Prices | EBITDA/Value | Fixed Assets/BV of Capital | Capital Spending/BV of Capital |
| Advertising | 36 | 42.11% | 59.46% | 13.01% | 13.70% | 121.35% | 13.10% | 14.54% | 3.11% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 67 | 18.66% | 43.95% | 20.05% | 6.22% | 66.36% | 14.97% | 29.84% | 6.55% |
| Air Transport | 44 | 41.43% | 72.93% | 17.63% | 4.69% | 81.01% | 16.17% | 107.74% | 13.66% |
| Apparel | 56 | 19.10% | 35.30% | 16.54% | 14.16% | 76.57% | 14.10% | 23.25% | 6.29% |
| Auto & Truck | 22 | 60.70% | 80.87% | 13.25% | 3.10% | 90.53% | 15.46% | 39.24% | 8.73% |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 33.88% | 49.16% | 12.09% | 6.11% | 74.38% | 20.39% | 48.22% | 8.88% |
| Bank | 481 | 66.47% | 69.25% | 17.50% | 3.86% | 49.04% | 15.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Canadian) | 7 | 14.12% | 26.06% | 14.94% | 1.00% | 28.26% | 19.41% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | 52.50% | 62.43% | 20.65% | 8.08% | 45.15% | 18.35% | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Beverage | 41 | 14.47% | 48.93% | 12.12% | 13.29% | 73.45% | 9.75% | 37.74% | 6.50% |
| Biotechnology | 121 | 12.88% | 36.23% | 4.46% | 11.20% | 104.46% | 5.18% | 19.94% | 3.49% |
| Building Materials | 53 | 45.59% | 50.61% | 14.56% | 7.36% | 85.39% | 16.01% | 59.85% | 5.95% |
| Cable TV | 24 | 46.01% | 63.26% | 21.86% | 5.12% | 73.64% | 23.04% | 40.76% | 10.06% |
| Canadian Energy | 10 | 23.58% | 37.94% | 26.99% | 1.73% | 36.29% | 27.89% | 114.90% | 22.80% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 17 | 16.92% | 41.87% | 21.59% | 1.74% | 53.62% | 15.17% | 57.21% | 10.43% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 31 | 16.56% | 42.71% | 20.84% | 5.65% | 56.56% | 13.47% | 51.83% | 9.14% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 97 | 22.49% | 46.75% | 12.86% | 9.39% | 82.15% | 15.48% | 52.93% | 8.83% |
| Coal | 21 | 19.15% | 51.47% | 13.15% | 1.33% | 62.27% | 14.47% | 106.21% | 14.82% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 333 | 5.32% | 22.15% | 10.12% | 7.08% | 81.44% | 9.23% | 13.27% | 4.48% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 129 | 9.86% | 34.33% | 8.65% | 5.65% | 95.69% | 10.96% | 21.45% | 6.91% |
| Diversified Co. | 121 | 58.12% | 74.94% | 18.93% | 7.03% | 66.46% | 11.20% | 15.68% | 3.07% |
| Drug | 337 | 11.18% | 29.66% | 5.62% | 7.39% | 106.23% | 12.12% | 23.19% | 3.43% |
| E-Commerce | 56 | 8.04% | 25.93% | 13.50% | 8.03% | 65.57% | 5.90% | 16.61% | 5.90% |
| Educational Services | 38 | 6.73% | 27.51% | 24.06% | 11.11% | 66.15% | 9.16% | 29.01% | 6.73% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 23 | 50.71% | 60.94% | 32.27% | 1.00% | 29.47% | 16.10% | 101.97% | 12.82% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 24 | 43.10% | 57.38% | 33.77% | 0.00% | 28.68% | 17.02% | 97.34% | 12.73% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 14 | 47.37% | 55.58% | 32.45% | 0.00% | 25.06% | 18.13% | 105.78% | 13.49% |
| Electrical Equipment | 87 | 14.46% | 32.38% | 14.07% | 4.73% | 80.10% | 12.46% | 31.01% | 6.67% |
| Electronics | 183 | 20.87% | 30.75% | 10.63% | 8.10% | 94.87% | 14.92% | 25.42% | 5.70% |
| Entertainment | 95 | 36.23% | 47.74% | 11.78% | 28.43% | 93.66% | 16.79% | 22.73% | 3.83% |
| Entertainment Tech | 35 | 10.49% | 17.27% | 6.28% | 11.72% | 90.65% | 4.03% | 10.77% | 1.96% |
| Environmental | 91 | 33.07% | 55.29% | 14.27% | 8.32% | 93.51% | 15.12% | 52.72% | 5.58% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | 75.31% | 88.93% | 16.53% | 12.32% | 85.56% | 6.18% | 2.57% | 1.40% |
| Food Processing | 121 | 22.67% | 50.28% | 17.29% | 11.07% | 56.31% | 12.43% | 31.80% | 5.54% |
| Foreign Electronics | 9 | 22.55% | 25.64% | 10.71% | 1.00% | 36.76% | 22.67% | 40.32% | 11.21% |
| Funeral Services | 5 | 36.11% | 52.95% | 24.34% | 5.48% | 40.49% | 14.08% | 40.62% | 4.00% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 35 | 27.82% | 39.25% | 17.48% | 12.50% | 81.55% | 15.14% | 35.74% | 4.92% |
| Healthcare Information | 33 | 11.95% | 40.62% | 17.80% | 8.31% | 73.79% | 8.11% | 13.26% | 4.33% |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | 7.05% | 13.04% | 33.76% | 5.14% | 51.88% | 15.72% | 19.28% | 5.29% |
| Homebuilding | 28 | 50.58% | 59.34% | 1.42% | 10.88% | 80.36% | -10.92% | 3.58% | 0.30% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 74 | 46.21% | 65.30% | 12.93% | 17.62% | 104.09% | 12.45% | 73.21% | 11.07% |
| Household Products | 23 | 18.28% | 45.33% | 24.87% | 8.00% | 48.71% | 10.62% | 25.82% | 4.29% |
| Human Resources | 30 | 11.64% | 22.92% | 23.63% | 10.17% | 68.14% | 14.03% | 12.74% | 4.52% |
| Industrial Services | 168 | 25.35% | 49.51% | 17.89% | 9.60% | 74.47% | 15.23% | 33.14% | 8.76% |
| Information Services | 29 | 19.14% | 37.67% | 19.37% | 12.91% | 54.92% | 11.87% | 8.79% | 3.81% |
| Insurance (Life) | 31 | 26.91% | 35.39% | 22.47% | 2.78% | 81.20% | 56.33% | 1.02% | 0.77% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 85 | 19.38% | 21.99% | 15.68% | 8.00% | 40.47% | 0.77% | 2.43% | 0.65% |
| Internet | 239 | 2.23% | 10.92% | 5.94% | 15.32% | 111.16% | 5.70% | 15.71% | 7.02% |
| Investment Co. | 19 | 37.21% | -177.78% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 43.18% | 0.00% | -44.44% | -77.78% |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | 8.58% | 12.57% | 2.10% | 0.00% | 36.18% | 2.21% | 1.66% | 0.37% |
| Machinery | 130 | 31.88% | 53.73% | 20.41% | 7.16% | 68.56% | 15.39% | 27.93% | 7.08% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 15 | 3.83% | 5.74% | 14.80% | 13.68% | 78.83% | 10.62% | 28.64% | 2.43% |
| Maritime | 53 | 61.47% | 64.19% | 9.70% | 11.73% | 76.15% | 17.42% | 80.38% | 16.10% |
| Medical Services | 162 | 30.12% | 46.56% | 18.84% | 9.74% | 79.09% | 16.84% | 22.33% | 4.60% |
| Medical Supplies | 264 | 10.20% | 28.22% | 11.24% | 7.64% | 79.82% | 10.26% | 19.94% | 4.79% |
| Metal Fabricating | 36 | 15.82% | 30.30% | 18.10% | 4.74% | 81.30% | 14.11% | 40.24% | 10.29% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 79 | 12.87% | 36.11% | 7.41% | 5.49% | 116.66% | 13.95% | 92.72% | 14.79% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 32 | 32.36% | 47.45% | 25.01% | 4.85% | 52.52% | 21.48% | 105.63% | 27.53% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 24 | 44.61% | 59.21% | 24.87% | 2.14% | 29.74% | 16.13% | 90.04% | 8.42% |
| Newspaper | 15 | 35.75% | 63.36% | 27.26% | 26.13% | 89.84% | 18.15% | 45.18% | 5.07% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 25 | 36.24% | 59.10% | 22.62% | 2.96% | 63.47% | 16.82% | 23.80% | 4.76% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | 38.06% | 58.49% | 7.15% | 9.70% | 55.25% | 11.65% | 88.70% | 16.69% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 113 | 20.61% | 37.11% | 22.05% | 8.05% | 57.28% | 17.87% | 63.15% | 14.28% |
| Packaging & Container | 31 | 38.01% | 65.23% | 18.18% | 5.07% | 63.84% | 18.26% | 60.89% | 7.44% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 39 | 46.37% | 60.65% | 7.70% | 3.41% | 80.18% | 15.38% | 68.75% | 5.98% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 24 | 12.62% | 22.31% | 33.00% | 3.80% | 45.16% | 27.86% | 88.08% | 21.03% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 198 | 21.27% | 32.41% | 11.27% | 3.49% | 89.88% | 28.38% | 104.94% | 26.55% |
| Pharmacy Services | 21 | 16.72% | 33.27% | 24.36% | 2.78% | 51.58% | 11.80% | 26.18% | 6.01% |
| Power | 77 | 50.88% | 69.69% | 7.00% | 6.66% | 96.52% | 13.95% | 85.52% | 14.41% |
| Precious Metals | 78 | 7.82% | 18.11% | 8.41% | 0.65% | 79.62% | 7.31% | 88.02% | 13.07% |
| Precision Instrument | 98 | 13.06% | 24.52% | 10.50% | 9.57% | 68.69% | 11.11% | 16.77% | 3.17% |
| Property Management | 20 | 65.74% | 80.49% | 9.03% | 15.52% | 51.41% | 11.38% | 95.18% | 6.29% |
| Public/Private Equity | 9 | 62.92% | 52.24% | 0.80% | 8.78% | 79.62% | 5.34% | 0.00% | 1.08% |
| Publishing | 30 | 41.29% | 106.54% | 15.54% | 11.51% | 65.19% | 16.21% | 30.89% | 5.20% |
| R.E.I.T. | 143 | 40.28% | 70.57% | 0.72% | 5.87% | 61.39% | 6.57% | 82.34% | 7.38% |
| Railroad | 15 | 24.79% | 43.83% | 27.39% | 3.06% | 43.76% | 15.19% | 134.21% | 10.07% |
| Recreation | 65 | 33.23% | 45.09% | 16.86% | 16.17% | 96.94% | 15.41% | 74.63% | 10.72% |
| Reinsurance | 8 | 15.03% | 17.38% | 4.17% | 7.47% | 35.62% | 1.01% | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| Restaurant | 68 | 18.36% | 53.01% | 19.86% | 11.34% | 75.60% | 12.86% | 85.80% | 12.44% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 157 | 13.85% | 31.45% | 18.49% | 14.62% | 81.24% | 15.45% | 45.25% | 10.87% |
| Retail Automotive | 15 | 30.83% | 54.34% | 32.68% | 15.55% | 54.23% | 11.74% | 47.85% | 7.42% |
| Retail Building Supply | 7 | 16.05% | 31.94% | 27.05% | 5.70% | 38.69% | 14.06% | 88.56% | 9.44% |
| Retail Store | 43 | 21.25% | 41.90% | 18.42% | 12.84% | 69.17% | 14.50% | 80.57% | 10.06% |
| Retail/Wholesale Food | 32 | 20.74% | 48.30% | 30.39% | 8.59% | 43.97% | 13.60% | 75.54% | 12.01% |
| Securities Brokerage | 30 | 73.76% | 80.13% | 20.49% | 7.48% | 66.47% | 16.72% | 1.65% | 0.76% |
| Semiconductor | 125 | 7.46% | 19.52% | 10.85% | 4.53% | 75.05% | 13.79% | 42.75% | 9.09% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 14 | 6.79% | 14.87% | 16.66% | 6.78% | 64.97% | 10.49% | 24.68% | 6.00% |
| Shoe | 19 | 3.43% | 9.74% | 22.11% | 42.75% | 56.36% | 10.04% | 21.04% | 5.71% |
| Steel (General) | 20 | 23.55% | 35.76% | 22.29% | 10.42% | 53.15% | 20.67% | 44.83% | 8.92% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 15 | 28.21% | 36.69% | 22.94% | 2.36% | 67.12% | 23.41% | 58.91% | 6.96% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 115 | 9.83% | 23.45% | 13.79% | 6.40% | 80.02% | 9.66% | 11.39% | 3.28% |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | 31.99% | 49.64% | 12.80% | 16.87% | 82.51% | 26.68% | 55.18% | 11.77% |
| Thrift | 227 | 17.86% | 20.34% | 11.90% | 9.99% | 46.79% | 18.51% | 7.05% | 0.00% |
| Tobacco | 12 | 18.66% | 61.71% | 26.03% | 1.15% | 63.16% | 12.13% | 17.64% | 2.54% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 19 | 20.84% | 68.31% | 26.27% | 13.11% | 68.11% | 10.66% | 27.39% | 7.13% |
| Trucking | 33 | 46.03% | 67.24% | 30.87% | 12.11% | 55.24% | 18.13% | 36.87% | 44.97% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | 50.31% | 46.36% | 12.11% | 0.00% | 33.85% | 19.47% | 104.02% | 12.66% |
| Water Utility | 15 | 46.80% | 56.64% | 31.16% | 2.80% | 47.29% | 12.50% | 109.38% | 11.79% |
| Wireless Networking | 60 | 16.55% | 48.70% | 9.92% | 6.25% | 84.03% | 7.75% | 36.96% | 6.15% |
| Total Market | 7036 | 33.33% | 54.52% | 14.07% | 9.03% | 74.99% | 15.61% | 37.33% | 7.27% |