equity turnover

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A company's annual sales divided by its average stockholders' equity. Equity turnover is used to calculate the rate of return on common equity, and is a measure of how well a company uses its stockholders' equity to generate revenue. The higher the ratio is, the more efficiently a company is using its capital. also called capital turnover.



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