Thursday, October 26, 2006

A company must wisely allocate its resources to maximise efficiency

The higher the RoA, the better, because the company is earning more money on less investment. However, when using RoA as a comparative measure, it is always advisable to compare it against a company’s previous year’s RoA figures or the RoA of a company in the same industry. Sheer size of assets doesn’t guarantee efficiency. For instance, if one company has a net income of Rs.2 million and total assets of Rs.10 million, its RoA is 20%; however, if another company earns the same amount, but has total assets of Rs.20 million, it has an RoA of 10%.

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