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Premium Income Ret. on equity

What is the Ret. on equity of Premium Income?

The Ret. on equity of Premium Income Corp. is 26.32%

What is the definition of Ret. on equity?



Return on equity is a measure of the profitability of a business in relation to the book value of the shareholder equity. It is computed by dividing fiscal year net income by total shareholder equity.

ttm (trailing twelve months)

The return on equity (ROE) ROE is a measure of how well a company uses investments to generate earnings growth. ROE is used for comparing the performance of companies in the same industry. It indicated the management's ability to generate income from the equity available to it. ROEs of 15-20% are generally considered good. ROEs are also a factor in stock valuation, in association with other financial ratios. In general, stock prices are influenced by earnings per share (EPS), so that stock of a company with a 20% ROE will generally cost twice as much as one with a 10% ROE.

Ret. on equity of companies in the Finance sector on TSX compared to Premium Income

What does Premium Income do?

Premium Income Corporation is an equity mutual fund launched and managed by Strathbridge Asset Management Inc. It invests in the public equity markets of Canada. It invests in stocks of companies operating primarily in the banking sector. The fund uses financial derivatives such as call and put options to invest in stocks of Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, and Toronto Dominion Bank. It seeks to invest in stocks of dividend paying companies. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/TSX Diversified Banks Total Return Index. Premium Income Corporation was formed on August 27, 1996 and is domiciled in Canada.

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