stockholders' equity
Americannoun
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It must achieve a 30 percent return on stockholders’ equity in its latest fiscal year, and show 30 percent average annual earnings growth over the past five years.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 10, 2011
In 2010 it posted a return on stockholders’ equity of almost 24 percent.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 27, 2011
In the fiscal year that ended in January, the company posted a red-hot return on stockholders’ equity, 38 percent.
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 27, 2011
Coster proposed a stockholders' equity receivership to get rid of the wholesalers, but Mr. Catchings talked him out of that.
From Time Magazine Archive
The industry benchmark for an acceptable annual profit is a 15% return on stockholders' equity.
From Time Magazine Archive
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