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Daily Brief ESG: What the Two ROEs Mean and more

In today’s briefing:

  • What the Two ROEs Mean


What the Two ROEs Mean

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Although Net Profit Margin has been the most highly correlated of 3 components of ROE, improvements in Asset Turnover and Equity Ratio driven by share buybacks are now drawing attention.
  • In FY2026, once the temporary impact of U.S. tariffs has run its course, companies engaged in global business are expected to more aggressively repurchase their own shares alongside recovering profits.
  • The ROE derived from the aggregate profits and net assets of all companies differs by over 1% from the average ROE of individual companies, and this gap won’t be narrow.

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