Metrics glossary · Margins and returns
Return on equity (ROE)
Profit for each dollar of shareholders' money in the company.
How Tickdelta computes it
Net income (last twelve months) ÷ shareholders' equity
TTM means the last twelve months: the last fiscal year, plus this year's year-to-date and minus last year's, both from the latest 10-Q when it is newer than the 10-K.
Blank when equity is zero or negative, which buybacks can cause; a percentage would mean nothing then.
Where the numbers come from
| Input | XBRL line items, in the order tried |
|---|---|
| Net income |
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| Shareholders' equity |
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The first line item the filing reports is used. On a company page, hover or tap the number to see which one it was and the filing it came from; click it to open that filing at SEC.
More in Margins and returns
Gross margin
The share of revenue left after the direct cost of what was sold.
Operating margin
The share of revenue left after running the business, before interest and tax.
Net margin
The share of revenue that ends up as profit.
EBITDA margin
EBITDA as a share of revenue.
FCF margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
R&D / sales
Research and development spending as a share of revenue.
Stock pay / sales
Pay in shares and options as a share of revenue. It is a real cost to shareholders even though no cash leaves.
Tax rate
Income tax as a share of pretax profit. It differs from the legal rate because of credits, foreign income and one-off items.
ROA
Profit for each dollar of assets.
ROIC
Operating profit after tax for each dollar that lenders and shareholders put in.
ROE over 3, 5 and 10 years
How much profit the company made on shareholders' money, year after year, instead of in one year.
ROIC over 3, 5 and 10 years
Operating profit after tax on the money lenders and shareholders put in, over several years.
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