Not exact matches
A: Performance
measures, except
ROA and ROE, are based on the weighted average of annualized 1, 2, and 3 year data.
The return on Assets (
ROA) and return on equity (ROE) are often used metrics to
measure the returns generated by a company.
The Return on Assets (
ROA) is one
measure of profitability and it is calculated simply by dividing net income into total assets.
Return on Assets (
ROA) is a fundamental
measure of profitability based on how much net income is generated by a company's assets.
Though capital allocation decisions are not captured perfectly in any one metric, many books argue that businesses that consistently achieve a high return on capital
measured as either
ROA, ROE, ROIC are more likely to display a history of good capital allocation decisions; particularly important is it that one's return on capital is consistently higher than one's cost of capital (WACC), cf. Find the Best Stocks for further information.
An intuitive and effective indicator of future growth is current profitability, as
measured by return on assets (
ROA).
On the basis that «current profitability and cash flow realizations provide information about the firm's ability to generate funds internally,» Piotroski uses four variables to
measure these performance - related factors:
ROA, CFO, [Delta]
ROA, and ACCRUAL:
ROA is the broadest return on assets metric for
measuring income in relation to company assets.
ROE achieved the hallowed 15 % / year target, but
ROA sagged, which is a better
measure for financial services firms.
Several
measures include Return on Invested Capital, Return on Assets (
ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE).