Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using SIC as a benchmark for your financial analysis.

Topic: Standard Industrial Classification: How A re You Doing Compared to Others?

Standard Industry Classification codes (SIC) are used for financial statement “benchmarks” analysis. Your company’s financial results would need to be compared to others. SICs provide the format to compare a particular company’s financial data to its respective SIC averages.

Explain how using SIC codes or competitors’ financial statements as benchmarks can give you insight into how management is running a company.

How can ratio analysis help you determine what improvements need to be made?

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using SIC as a benchmark for your financial analysis.

Your initial discussion post must include one outside resource, which may include the Internet or Library, and must be cited according to current APA formatting.