stockholders' equity
Americannoun
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The Peoria, Illinois-based company has debt amounting to more than twice stockholders’ equity.
From BusinessWeek • May 1, 2011
Yet profitability is high: Chevron earned 19 percent on stockholders’ equity last year.
From BusinessWeek • May 1, 2011
In addition, DuPont’s debt, which is a bit more than stockholders’ equity, is higher than I like.
From BusinessWeek • May 1, 2011
The President's economic advisers figured that, even at present price levels, steelmen would net a comfortable 7% to 15% of stockholders' equity in the months ahead.
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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