The Retail Owners Institute® - RetailOwner.com - has identified six key financial indicators for retailers:
  • Inventory Turnover
  • Gross Margin Percent
  • Pre-Tax Profit Percent
  • Debt-to-Worth Ratio
  • Current Ratio
  • Return on Assets Percent
Monitoring these key ratios can provide important early warnings of needed changes.

The ROI presents the 5-year trends for these 6 key ratios for 55 separate retail segments. Compare your store's performance to others in your particular retail niche. This can provide valuable perspective - and even peace of mind! - for retail owners.

Need a refresher on these key ratios, and how and why to best use them?  See The ROI's Retail Benchmarks Resource Center. 

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