J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. The financial ...

A useful ratio for investors, which is arguably the best measure of performance for a company's management team, is the return on equity. The ratio is calculated as net income applicable to common ...

Many investors are still learning about the various metrics that can be useful when analysing a stock. This article ...

ROE is an attempt to capture in one number the profitability of a firm relative to its size. Other ratios such as margins just deal with profitability. But that's not enough. If two firms make £100m ...

Investors and lenders use financial ratios to gauge the strength and measure the performance of corporate businesses. Although privately owned small businesses do not engage in the full range of ...