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Daily Brief ESG: Determining the Cause of the Sluggish ROE Growth Is More Important for Future ROE Increases and more

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  • Determining the Cause of the Sluggish ROE Growth Is More Important for Future ROE Increases


Determining the Cause of the Sluggish ROE Growth Is More Important for Future ROE Increases

By Aki Matsumoto

  • TSE data (April 2022-October 2023) shows that the correlation between TOPIX and ROE for prime market listed companies is extremely low, while the correlation between TOPIX and BPS is high.
  • It may be that a company that can sustainably increase cash flow and build up net assets is more trustworthy than a temporary increase in profits.
  • It’s presumed that the company increased EPS to the extent that it did not reduce ROE and implemented a certain degree of shareholder return to slow the increase in BPS.

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