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return on assets

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noun

Accounting.
  1. the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before interest and taxes by the cost of assets, usually expressed as a percentage. ROA


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The asset’s key parameters include deal size of 15.4 trillion rupiah and segment-level return on assets of roughly 3.0%, well above Bank Tabungan Negara’s standalone 0.90%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The pro forma return on assets is 1.33%, in the top quartile of their peer group.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The central bank said the return on assets ratio of the banking system - an indicator of profitability - had worsened to minus 1.11% as of end-April from minus 0.03% as of end-March.

From Reuters • May 24, 2022

Banks typically earn about a 1 percent return on assets, but other consumer installment lenders have earned more.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2018

The current plan assumes a 7.5 percent return on assets over time.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2018

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