The Ret. on equity of Canadian Solar Inc is 16.07%
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.
canadian solar inc. (csi) designs, develops, manufactures and sells solar cell and module products that convert sunlight into electricity for a variety of uses. the company conducts all of its manufacturing operations in china. the company's products include a range of standard solar modules built to general specifications for use in a range of residential, commercial and industrial solar power generation systems. it also designs and produces specialty solar modules and products based on its customers' requirements. specialty solar modules and products consist of customized modules that its customers incorporate into their own products, such as solar-powered bus stop lighting, and complete specialty products, such as solar-powered car battery chargers. it sells its products under its canadian solar brand name and to original equipment manufacturing (oem) customers under their brand names.