Company X is competing with company Y. These are their ratios:   x y Profit Margin .144 .172 ROA .066 .062 ROE .118 .154 Based on Profitability, which company is doing better when compared to the other?

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Company X is competing with company Y. These are their ratios:

  x y
Profit Margin .144 .172
ROA .066 .062
ROE .118 .154

Based on Profitability, which company is doing better when compared to the other?

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Profit margin is the margin calculated by comparing the sale value with the cost associated with it. Return on Assets means the return generated by the company with the available resources (or) assets. Return on Equity means the return generated by the company and given to the equity holders. 

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