ROAE is an acronym derived from Return on average capital. According to Investidor Sardinha, the Brazilian financial education web channel, ROAE It is a financial indicator used by investors to measure and analyze a company’s return on average equity.

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That said, although the acronym is similar to ROE which is derived from Return on equity, it is important to know that both have different uses. That is, the ROAE ignores fluctuations that occur throughout the year and provides a broader view for the investor.

While the ROE, seeks to analyze the return on capital of a company at that time. In other words, it becomes a meter that changes throughout the year as the information used in the calculation varies.

Learn how ROAE works

According to TradersStudio, a trading platform backtesting (a way of analyzing the potential return of a trading strategy) and development of trading strategies, the ROAE works as a way for the investor to analyze the profitability of the company. besides, It serves as a parameter to compare the evolution of companies that belong to the same economic segment.

Considering only the fiscal year, the simplified formula to calculate ROAE is:

Return on Average Equity = Initial LP + Final LP, divided by 2. However, the following formula can also be used: ROAE = Net Income / Average Equity.

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That being said, ROAE is an adjusted and more simplified version of the return on equity measure of a company’s profitability. Where, instead of dividing net income by equity, analysts divide net income by the sum of the equity value at the beginning and end of the year, and divide by 2.

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What is it for?

Its main objective is that the investor has a broad vision of productivity when measuring the profitability of the company’s assets.

This is considered normal for there to be variations in the development of shareholders’ equity during the year, especially in companies undergoing expansion.

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That being said, This indicator facilitates the investor’s analysis of the company and also helps to compare the return on capital over the years.

Another of its objectives is that it allows reflecting the profitability that the shareholders have obtained in their patrimony and compare the performance of the company in relation to previous years and with other companies in the same segment.

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