Return on equity, or ROE, the ratio of a company's 12-month net income to its shareholder equity (book value), is the most widely used profitability gauge.

净资产收益率，又称ROE，指公司十二个月的净收入与股东权益（帐面价值）的比率，是用得最多的盈利性指标。

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All of that book value consisted of textile assets that could not earn, on average, anything close to an appropriate rate of return.

那时的帐面价值由纺织资产构成。那些资产平均而言无法获得接近合理的回报率。

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The corporate performance is measured by three guide lines: Market-to-book value (MB), return on equity (ROE) and earning per share (EPS).

在公司绩效上采用市净率、净资产收益率和每股收益三个指标衡量。

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Snowling ticks off other advantages for Sallie: low interest rate risk (given government guarantees), profit growth expectations in the 15% range, a rich return on equity (net income divided by average book value) of 38%, and a cheap valuation relative to history and the broader market.

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