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Introduction: Return on asset shows the efficiency of the managers to utilize the assets of the company to have good returns on it. It helps to understand the company’s position in the market.
The return on assets of company S for (a) the current year and (b) previous year.
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Introduction: Return on asset shows the efficiency of the managers to utilise the assets of the company to have good returns on it. It helps to understand the company’s position in the market.
The trend of return on assets of Company S.
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Introduction: Return on asset shows the efficiency of the managers to utilise the assets of the company to have good returns on it. It helps to understand the company’s position in the market.
The trend of return on assets of Company S compared with (a) Company A and (b) Company G.
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