The Ret. on assets of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc is -21.01%
Return on assets indicates how profitable a company’s assets are in generating revenue. It is computed by dividing net income by average total assets.
ttm (trailing twelve months)
The return on assets (ROA) tells you what the company can do with what it has, i.e. how many dollars of earnings they derive from each dollar of assets they control. It's a useful number for comparing competing companies in the same industry. The number will vary widely across different industries. Return on assets gives an indication of the capital intensity of the company, which will depend on the industry; companies that require large initial investments will generally have lower return on assets. ROAs over 5% are generally considered good.
headquartered in charlotte, n.c., babcock & wilcox is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets. b&w companies employ approximately 6,000 people around the world.