2.7.1 Return on Assets (RoA)
ROA ratio will determine the financial strength of a firm and will provide an
insight to investors as to whether or not the company is effectively converting
its assets into net income. A high return on assets implies good performance
as it indicates that the firms earns more and controls expenditures better. ROA
has been used in many previous studies as in (Saadallah & Salah, 2019),
among others. This study utilize it uses in order to determine the profitability in
respect to the communication sector financial performance.
Return on Equity (ROE) is similar to that of the Return on assets and is
commonly used in several studies primarily to reflect profitability. This ratio tells
how firms generate income in relation to stockholder
’s investment. The ROE
is considered as a profitability indicator because it illustrates how much profit
a company earns from the amount of funds that shareholders have invested.
It can be calculated and presented into percentage form by use of the following
formula;
𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞/ 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲
2.7.2 Return on Equity (RoE)
A relative high Return on Equity (ROE) is also a good signal of growth, as it
indicates that the firms are making profit with available funding and only new
funding may be needed for capital investment. The net income for the entire
fiscal year is included, (before dividends were distributed to the holder of the
common stock but after the holders of preferred stock) and preferred shares
are not included in the equity of the shareholders. Previous studies show that,
ROE is a good profit indicator as used in most studies such as Sidra Ali Mirza
& Attiya Javed Bojare in 2013 and many others. There are other profitability
ratios but not closely related to this study.
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