Published on 22 Jun 2021 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Most readers would already know that Wesfarmers' (ASX:WES) stock increased by 8.2% over the past three months. Given that stock prices are usually aligned with a company's financial performance in the long-term, we decided to investigate if the company's decent financials had a hand to play in the recent price move. Specifically, we decided to study Wesfarmers' ROE in this article.
ROE or return on equity is a useful tool to assess how effectively a company can generate returns on the investment it received from its shareholders. In short, ROE shows the profit each dollar generates with respect to its shareholder investments.
Check out our latest analysis for Wesfarmers