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Return on equity (ROE)Indicator of profitability. Determined by dividing net income for the past 12 months by common stockholder equity (adjusted for stock splits). Result is shown as a percentage. Investors use ROE as a measure of how a company is using its money. ROE may be decomposed into return on assets (ROA) multiplied by financial leverage (total assets/total equity).Return on equity (ROE) Similar MatchesCumulative total returnCumulative total returnThe actual performance of a fund over a particular period. Money rate of returnMoney rate of returnAnnual money return as a percentage of asset value. Return on investment (ROI)Return on investment (ROI)Generally, book income as a proportion of net book value. Separate tax returnsSeparate tax returnsTax returns of married persons who choose to file their returns individually, usually because this approach produces lower overall tax payments. Specific ReturnSpecific ReturnThe part of the excess return not explained by common factors. The specific return is independent of (uncorrelated with) the common factors and the specific returns to other assets. It is also called the idiosyncratic return. Further Suggestionsinternal rate of returnExternal increasing returns to scale Diminishing returns Market RRR (required rate of return) Schedule Certainty Equivalent Return return on total assets Return if Exercised Return on sales Incremental internal rate of return tax return joint tax return Risk return trade off Pretax rate of return Realized return Cumulative abnormal return (CAR) Average accounting return Simple rate of return Fair rate of return Excess return on the market portfolio Expected return beta relationship Rate of return ratios Compound Annual Return Inheritance tax return Arithmetic average (mean) rate of return Portfolio internal rate of return |
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