What is a compa ratio?

On the organization level, compa ratio is a measure of how well you are reaching your policy structure line. Here’s an example of how you would calculate the compa ratio at your organization. Let’s say that the market midpoint salary for a Trainee Buyer role is $30,000.

What is a comp in real estate?

In real estate, comps are used to assess a property's value by comparing it to similar properties. Not including new stores in comps removes extraneous factors, such as grand opening promotions, that may skew results. Comps are valuable metrics used by retailers to identify the profitability of a current store.

What does comps mean in financial analysis?

In retail, it refers to a company's same-store sales compared to the previous year or a similar store. Similarly, in financial analysis, comps is short for "comparable company analysis," which is a technique used to assign a value to a business based on the valuation metrics of a peer.

What is a retail comps metric?

When used to gauge the performance of retail operations, comps is used in the context of comparable same-store sales. This comps metric is used by analysts and investors to determine what portion of any sales growth is attributed to old stores versus new stores. Some large retail chains release comps monthly.