Return on assets: It is used to measure the overall earning ability of the company. Thus, it shows the relationship between the net income and the average total assets. The following is the formula to calculate the return on assets ratio:
Return on common
To explain: the circumstances under which the return on assets and the return on common stockholders’ equity will be equal.
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