Return-on-equity (ROE) is the correct profit metric to evaluate the performance of a business. However, the primary emphasis on financial ratio analysis must be on operating performance. The “advanced ...

Ask Tom Sager what has changed most in the 18 years that he has overseen the DuPont Legal Model and he'll tell you the "vision remains the same," but the "relationships have gotten more trusting." You ...

In their February 15 DataTrek newsletter, Jessica Rabe and Nick Colas refer to the classic DuPont model in discussing how to deal with equity valuations. They admit that "Permanent changes to the tax ...

But I want to focus more on ROE because it is a number that is regularly referenced and quoted. Even financial websites such as Yahoo Finance posts the ROE for every company. However, what if ROE ...

We work in a very capital-intensive business with razor-thin margins. Ever wondered how it works? Ever wondered whether it was more important to make a profit than to reduce the amount of capital ...

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