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Intro Profitability
Intro Profitability
Return of Equity
Net Income Preferred dividends
Return on Equity Average common stockholders’ equity
2021 Calculation:
ROE = 100 × Net income ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × 33,364 ÷ 138,245 = 24.13%
Amazon company ROE improved from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020
to 2021.
Return on Assets (ROA)
A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total
assets.
2021 Calculation
ROA = 100 × Net income ÷ Total assets
= 100 × 33,364 ÷ 420,549 = 7.93%