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Sumitomo Ret. on assets

What is the Ret. on assets of Sumitomo?

The Ret. on assets of Sumitomo Corp. is 3.48%

What is the definition of Ret. on assets?



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.

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What does Sumitomo do?

Sumitomo Corporation imports, exports, and sells various goods and commodities worldwide. The company's Metal Products segment offers steel sheets and tubular products; and non-ferrous metals, such as aluminum and titanium. Its Transportation & Construction Systems segment manufactures, sells, services, leases, and finances ships, aircrafts, motor vehicles, construction equipment, and related components and parts. The company's Infrastructure segment provides power generation; power plant engineering, procurement, and construction services; retails electricity; and offers delivery, customs clearance, transportation, and insurance services. It also engages in the development and operation of industrial parks; and industrial facilities and equipment, water, transportation systems and infrastructure, airports, smart city project, environmental solutions, and storage battery businesses. Its Media & Digital segment engages in the cable television, 5G related technologies, multi-channel programming distribution, movies, digital media-related, video content-related, TV shopping, e-commerce, ICT platform, digital solution, corporate venture capital, cell phones, and smart communications platform businesses, as well as provision of value-added services. The company's Living Related & Real Estate segment operates food supermarkets and drugstore chains; offers vegetables, fruits, and meats; and trades in cement, wood, building materials, and biomass, as well as buildings, retail facilities, residences, logistics facilities, and real estate funds. Its Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical & Electronics segment develops and trades in mineral and energy resources, commodity derivatives, liquefied petroleum gas, battery, carbon products, plastics, organic and inorganic chemicals, silicon wafers, LEDs, pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, household insecticide, fertilizers, and veterinary drugs. Sumitomo Corporation was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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