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The Difference Between a Return on Equity and Earnings per Share

Two of the most common metrics you'll come across when you read companies' earnings announcements, annual reports, or analyst reports are earnings per share and return on equity. What are they, and ...
Forbes

What Is The Difference Between Time Weighted Rate Of Return Calculation And IRR?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bernie Kent, J.D., CPA, PFS covers taxes and investments. This article is more than 3 years old. Time weighted rate of return and ...
Nasdaq

The Difference Between Capitalization Rates and Overall Rate of Return

Overall rate of return is a ratio between an investment's first-year return divided by its cost. In other words, it's an investment's first-year return on investment (ROI). For real estate investors, ...
Houston Chronicle

What Is the Difference Between Return on Sales vs. Gross Margin?

Return on sales effectively measures how well a company converts core business operations into revenue. It compares the operating profit section of an income statement to the top line revenue that ...
Investopedia

Return on Sales vs. Operating Margin: What's the Difference?

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education ...
Investopedia

Cost of Capital vs. Required Rate of Return: What’s the Difference?

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Yarilet Perez is an experienced multimedia journalist and fact-checker with a ...
CNET

A Tax Return and Tax Refund Are Not the Same. Here's the Key Differences

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...