The Ret. on equity of Reliv` International, Inc. is -1.53%
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.
reliv international, inc. or reliv, is a worldwide marketer and manufacturer of nutritional supplements. the company is based near st. louis in chesterfield, mo., and its products are sold in the united states, canada, mexico, united kingdom, ireland, germany, australia, new zealand, philippines, malaysia, singapore, austria, the netherlands and indonesia. products are sold through a direct selling format, with a network over 40,000 distributors and preferred customers globally. reliv has a rating of ‘a’ by the better business bureau of the united states. reliv international, inc. is the corporation that develops, manufactures and markets reliv products. reliv independent distributors are independent contractors of reliv international, inc.