Debt
Fundamentals by SectorData Used: Value Line database, of 6870 firms
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2009
| 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 | 30 | 55.81% | 56.97% | 18.90% | 9.67% | 102.72% | 19.58% | 13.34% | 2.77% |
| Aerospace/Defense | 66 | 21.39% | 33.74% | 24.10% | 6.72% | 47.22% | 17.67% | 24.35% | 4.96% |
| Air Transport | 44 | 43.89% | 54.36% | 23.00% | 3.80% | 64.45% | 23.00% | 84.53% | 11.17% |
| Apparel | 53 | 30.71% | 34.17% | 17.21% | 14.76% | 65.77% | 22.07% | 21.12% | 5.95% |
| Auto & Truck | 20 | 64.76% | 74.79% | 24.36% | 2.87% | 39.50% | 28.93% | 39.56% | 8.01% |
| Auto Parts | 54 | 48.50% | 53.47% | 19.61% | 5.33% | 56.51% | 30.10% | 55.73% | 9.13% |
| Bank | 477 | 47.79% | 58.78% | 25.91% | 4.21% | 30.43% | 16.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Canadian) | 8 | 9.39% | 23.69% | 15.08% | 0.81% | 19.23% | 21.89% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Bank (Midwest) | 39 | 40.82% | 61.12% | 26.81% | 8.62% | 31.49% | 13.54% | 0.21% | 0.00% |
| Beverage | 41 | 15.98% | 38.96% | 16.46% | 14.97% | 57.12% | 11.72% | 35.01% | 5.60% |
| Biotechnology | 108 | 9.08% | 31.84% | 3.59% | 10.59% | 70.24% | 5.24% | 22.85% | 4.66% |
| Building Materials | 52 | 50.76% | 46.57% | 18.44% | 7.27% | 75.67% | 20.86% | 56.99% | 6.27% |
| Cable TV | 25 | 47.03% | 57.44% | 22.97% | 11.01% | 60.94% | 23.26% | 38.46% | 10.08% |
| Canadian Energy | 12 | 26.31% | 37.04% | 27.82% | 1.45% | 32.93% | 32.71% | 124.13% | 23.77% |
| Chemical (Basic) | 19 | 22.55% | 34.63% | 19.29% | 2.25% | 45.10% | 20.35% | 55.66% | 7.46% |
| Chemical (Diversified) | 33 | 21.07% | 37.93% | 25.47% | 7.56% | 41.73% | 19.64% | 48.66% | 8.06% |
| Chemical (Specialty) | 88 | 26.33% | 42.13% | 18.99% | 10.40% | 61.08% | 19.05% | 50.55% | 7.68% |
| Coal | 18 | 32.44% | 51.26% | 10.52% | 1.31% | 58.47% | 20.31% | 113.56% | 14.16% |
| Computer Software/Svcs | 322 | 7.21% | 20.69% | 12.65% | 6.84% | 116.43% | 12.66% | 12.54% | 4.49% |
| Computers/Peripherals | 125 | 15.51% | 30.76% | 9.90% | 5.34% | 107.82% | 16.72% | 19.31% | 6.48% |
| Diversified Co. | 113 | 61.68% | 71.38% | 20.23% | 6.27% | 55.69% | 12.22% | 15.08% | 3.18% |
| Drug | 342 | 12.67% | 28.31% | 5.96% | 7.35% | 99.74% | 12.83% | 24.73% | 3.58% |
| E-Commerce | 54 | 10.26% | 19.81% | 13.09% | 8.30% | 57.81% | 7.33% | 15.25% | 5.81% |
| Educational Services | 34 | 2.18% | 13.58% | 20.80% | 9.36% | 54.64% | 7.14% | 35.98% | 8.67% |
| Electric Util. (Central) | 24 | 51.88% | 59.73% | 33.02% | 1.19% | 23.17% | 17.86% | 101.75% | 12.37% |
| Electric Utility (East) | 26 | 42.30% | 54.97% | 32.09% | 0.00% | 24.46% | 17.58% | 96.37% | 11.77% |
| Electric Utility (West) | 16 | 47.56% | 51.98% | 30.47% | 0.00% | 20.54% | 21.14% | 109.94% | 14.42% |
| Electrical Equipment | 83 | 19.05% | 31.63% | 14.23% | 5.64% | 58.38% | 17.12% | 28.70% | 5.88% |
| Electronics | 173 | 31.33% | 24.85% | 11.87% | 7.44% | 76.79% | 23.71% | 22.44% | 5.66% |
| Entertainment | 84 | 44.21% | 37.95% | 17.17% | 27.01% | 104.32% | 21.39% | 18.98% | 3.30% |
| Entertainment Tech | 33 | 10.35% | 14.85% | 13.67% | 11.38% | 76.24% | 5.88% | 14.10% | 3.13% |
| Environmental | 79 | 33.27% | 57.61% | 15.45% | 8.73% | 81.44% | 16.62% | 58.71% | 7.35% |
| Financial Svcs. (Div.) | 296 | 72.33% | 80.05% | 17.93% | 13.24% | 68.74% | 11.31% | 1.74% | 0.65% |
| Food Processing | 109 | 26.01% | 46.44% | 21.67% | 9.42% | 48.20% | 13.76% | 31.83% | 5.01% |
| Food Wholesalers | 18 | 37.30% | 51.56% | 27.39% | 6.20% | 42.40% | 19.44% | 62.25% | 7.96% |
| Foreign Electronics | 10 | 29.72% | 23.83% | 37.04% | 0.51% | 28.36% | 40.74% | 34.36% | 8.89% |
| Furn/Home Furnishings | 34 | 39.67% | 35.10% | 23.99% | 13.90% | 48.86% | 27.55% | 30.17% | 4.44% |
| Grocery | 14 | 12.21% | 42.69% | 32.96% | 8.04% | 27.38% | 9.95% | 85.64% | 15.04% |
| Healthcare Information | 29 | 16.58% | 44.13% | 16.47% | 8.06% | 59.30% | 11.96% | 16.20% | 7.59% |
| Heavy Construction | 14 | 8.67% | 16.08% | 34.26% | 3.02% | 46.33% | 11.67% | 18.85% | 4.83% |
| Homebuilding | 32 | 61.85% | 52.74% | 6.13% | 11.27% | 52.02% | -21.84% | 2.82% | 0.68% |
| Hotel/Gaming | 68 | 58.78% | 62.52% | 17.97% | 21.44% | 60.88% | 18.35% | 71.72% | 14.39% |
| Household Products | 26 | 18.84% | 41.90% | 29.87% | 9.75% | 38.74% | 11.94% | 25.40% | 3.89% |
| Human Resources | 31 | 15.55% | 17.84% | 29.77% | 9.29% | 45.04% | 24.17% | 11.40% | 4.00% |
| Industrial Services | 167 | 30.55% | 44.97% | 19.26% | 9.80% | 66.22% | 19.93% | 32.17% | 9.87% |
| Information Services | 34 | 17.95% | 35.10% | 20.44% | 11.47% | 39.30% | 12.98% | 8.88% | 4.64% |
| Insurance (Life) | 35 | 17.84% | 25.46% | 25.86% | 2.30% | 57.11% | 41.90% | 0.63% | 0.58% |
| Insurance (Prop/Cas.) | 78 | 1.85% | 17.64% | 20.26% | 7.42% | 29.81% | 0.21% | 1.98% | 0.71% |
| Internet | 208 | 3.91% | 10.45% | 7.50% | 16.12% | 83.36% | 9.07% | 13.46% | 7.02% |
| Investment Co. | 17 | 12.92% | 135.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 20.47% | 2.65% | 145.00% | 10.00% |
| Investment Co.(Foreign) | 16 | 4.90% | 5.86% | 2.11% | 0.00% | 28.71% | 7.74% | 1.25% | 0.41% |
| Machinery | 124 | 35.80% | 44.45% | 22.71% | 7.20% | 51.63% | 21.34% | 25.94% | 6.50% |
| Manuf. Housing/RV | 18 | 33.39% | 25.44% | 14.98% | 9.97% | 50.24% | 19.29% | 26.49% | 2.63% |
| Maritime | 56 | 65.00% | 60.90% | 7.08% | 11.31% | 63.51% | 16.94% | 67.96% | 20.88% |
| Medical Services | 160 | 35.34% | 44.24% | 18.36% | 9.49% | 81.82% | 20.92% | 20.50% | 4.61% |
| Medical Supplies | 252 | 11.72% | 26.91% | 12.51% | 7.07% | 79.70% | 11.85% | 19.78% | 4.49% |
| Metal Fabricating | 35 | 20.28% | 24.13% | 20.43% | 5.23% | 72.85% | 24.12% | 34.25% | 8.15% |
| Metals & Mining (Div.) | 78 | 17.99% | 28.35% | 9.29% | 3.17% | 85.30% | 26.30% | 82.71% | 13.43% |
| Natural Gas (Div.) | 34 | 36.94% | 46.53% | 24.19% | 7.08% | 37.55% | 22.88% | 107.63% | 22.00% |
| Natural Gas Utility | 25 | 46.04% | 57.86% | 24.52% | 1.98% | 25.42% | 17.37% | 90.60% | 7.57% |
| Newspaper | 16 | 46.36% | 36.44% | 23.53% | 23.11% | 41.72% | 25.27% | 24.43% | 3.53% |
| Office Equip/Supplies | 26 | 37.64% | 43.87% | 22.76% | 2.84% | 45.03% | 21.84% | 22.31% | 4.44% |
| Oil/Gas Distribution | 19 | 45.04% | 58.13% | 9.48% | 3.22% | 49.51% | 14.07% | 90.12% | 15.04% |
| Oilfield Svcs/Equip. | 112 | 29.75% | 37.66% | 22.07% | 4.29% | 49.11% | 23.98% | 63.75% | 14.73% |
| Packaging & Container | 33 | 45.90% | 55.79% | 24.65% | 5.31% | 49.43% | 23.40% | 54.65% | 6.83% |
| Paper/Forest Products | 38 | 54.15% | 44.17% | 13.66% | 3.16% | 54.80% | 23.95% | 68.44% | 6.25% |
| Petroleum (Integrated) | 25 | 12.79% | 19.68% | 33.79% | 3.68% | 39.02% | 31.54% | 83.83% | 16.00% |
| Petroleum (Producing) | 188 | 27.31% | 31.02% | 13.98% | 3.16% | 80.53% | 37.10% | 111.00% | 26.47% |
| Pharmacy Services | 19 | 19.03% | 31.01% | 21.13% | 5.07% | 36.98% | 13.33% | 22.29% | 5.82% |
| Power | 66 | 51.90% | 69.10% | 6.25% | 5.21% | 100.56% | 13.45% | 79.09% | 8.92% |
| Precious Metals | 75 | 10.53% | 17.02% | 5.94% | 0.56% | 74.43% | 9.39% | 86.85% | 10.95% |
| Precision Instrument | 90 | 18.47% | 21.58% | 14.38% | 8.17% | 93.64% | 18.25% | 15.02% | 2.75% |
| Property Management | 17 | 73.88% | 74.90% | 19.27% | 13.46% | 36.18% | 13.91% | 95.73% | 17.50% |
| Publishing | 27 | 57.83% | 98.13% | 20.73% | 18.15% | 43.95% | 22.89% | 33.23% | 6.45% |
| R.E.I.T. | 144 | 34.72% | 70.88% | 1.21% | 5.33% | 42.47% | 5.79% | 97.49% | 18.64% |
| Railroad | 15 | 29.34% | 39.90% | 30.62% | 3.40% | 33.95% | 19.27% | 132.96% | 10.20% |
| Recreation | 64 | 38.49% | 40.10% | 19.12% | 16.83% | 61.82% | 20.16% | 73.59% | 9.61% |
| Reinsurance | 11 | 10.21% | 15.91% | 8.87% | 4.76% | 25.12% | 0.91% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Restaurant | 68 | 19.98% | 50.22% | 20.10% | 11.95% | 53.39% | 12.98% | 85.76% | 13.15% |
| Retail (Special Lines) | 155 | 20.68% | 29.00% | 23.08% | 13.06% | 59.73% | 26.20% | 44.87% | 12.12% |
| Retail Automotive | 16 | 40.08% | 50.16% | 34.23% | 16.88% | 36.20% | 16.66% | 41.26% | 7.35% |
| Retail Building Supply | 8 | 20.85% | 36.48% | 28.12% | 6.95% | 31.20% | 19.05% | 87.30% | 13.59% |
| Retail Store | 38 | 23.25% | 40.91% | 25.68% | 13.81% | 43.75% | 15.67% | 78.21% | 12.12% |
| Securities Brokerage | 32 | 82.22% | 88.14% | 22.16% | 7.77% | 57.09% | 15.32% | 1.04% | 0.47% |
| Semiconductor | 122 | 11.75% | 17.25% | 10.48% | 4.17% | 61.60% | 23.15% | 39.13% | 11.40% |
| Semiconductor Equip | 16 | 11.98% | 15.04% | 22.03% | 6.68% | 41.96% | 25.27% | 22.19% | 4.52% |
| Shoe | 19 | 3.53% | 7.98% | 30.35% | 44.04% | 42.43% | 14.52% | 21.15% | 5.35% |
| Steel (General) | 20 | 24.34% | 33.48% | 29.15% | 9.61% | 45.90% | 23.92% | 44.12% | 8.20% |
| Steel (Integrated) | 14 | 39.38% | 32.34% | 29.90% | 1.74% | 57.46% | 34.20% | 61.85% | 6.65% |
| Telecom. Equipment | 110 | 11.28% | 18.77% | 12.08% | 6.89% | 92.10% | 14.01% | 10.27% | 3.51% |
| Telecom. Services | 140 | 33.91% | 44.01% | 15.90% | 15.21% | 71.49% | 26.81% | 55.24% | 11.30% |
| Thrift | 234 | 8.85% | 17.17% | 17.04% | 6.10% | 33.33% | 10.91% | 7.07% | 0.00% |
| Tobacco | 12 | 8.12% | 49.14% | 20.25% | 1.47% | 97.55% | 6.80% | 21.51% | 8.62% |
| Toiletries/Cosmetics | 23 | 27.80% | 69.75% | 23.28% | 18.95% | 60.15% | 13.90% | 28.03% | 7.31% |
| Trucking | 33 | 55.91% | 61.76% | 33.19% | 14.49% | 41.45% | 23.26% | 35.50% | 48.34% |
| Utility (Foreign) | 5 | 38.58% | 36.70% | 15.01% | 0.00% | 30.34% | 24.99% | 104.78% | 12.33% |
| Water Utility | 16 | 45.29% | 53.70% | 35.46% | 3.24% | 37.51% | 13.48% | 105.10% | 9.08% |
| Wireless Networking | 57 | 26.67% | 50.72% | 14.08% | 7.36% | 63.40% | 10.10% | 34.02% | 4.74% |
| Public/Private Equity | 10 | 79.64% | 44.95% | 6.70% | 10.02% | 50.12% | 14.24% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| Funeral Services | 6 | 40.21% | 49.21% | 33.26% | 5.03% | 29.77% | 15.76% | 40.24% | 2.24% |
| Total Market | 6870 | 32.80% | 48.31% | 16.67% | 8.92% | 64.10% | 17.97% | 40.04% | 7.47% |