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DictionarySeerate of returnMedicalSeeROAreturn on assets
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).Rate of ReturnIn securities, the amount of revenue an investment generates over a given period of time as a percentage of the amount of capital invested. The rate of return shows the amount of time it will take to recover one's investment. For example, if one invests $1,000 and receives $150 in the first year of the investment, the rate of return is 15%, and the investor will recover his/her initial $1,000 in six years and eight months. Different investors have different required rates of return at different levels of risk.return on assets (ROA) See return on investment.return on assets see RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED.See ROA See ROA |