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Return on assets (ROA)Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by total average assets. Result is shown as a percentage. ROA can be decomposed into return on sales (net income/sales) multiplied by asset utilization (sales/assets).Return on assets (ROA) Similar Matches"Static" Return"Static" ReturnThe return that an investor would make on a particular position if the underlying stock were unchanged in price at the expiration of the options in the position. Expost average rate of returnExpost average rate of returnThe historical mean percentage an asset has yielded. T period holding period returnT period holding period returnThe percentage return over the T-year period an return is held. Rate of return ratiosRate of return ratiosRatios that measure the profitability of a firm in relation to various measures of investment in the firm. Joint tax returnJoint tax returnA tax return completed and signed by two people, usually a husband and wife. They have equal responsibility for taxes due. Filing a joint tax return can result in lower taxes than filing individually. Further SuggestionsCertainty Equivalent ReturnLaw of Diminishing Returns Consolidated tax return Return Individual tax return Simple rate of return Return to maturity expectations Maximum expected return criterion (MERC) real return Arithmetic average (mean) rate of return Return Total return for calendar year External increasing returns to scale Cumulative total return Market return Rate Of Return Rate of return return on total assets annual return Average accounting return Incremental internal rate of return Cash on cash return Separate tax returns Returns to scale Money rate of return |
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