The Ret. on equity of Howard Hughes Corporation is 3.39%
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.
the howard hughes corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the country. our company is comprised of master planned communities, operating properties, development opportunities and other unique assets spanning from new york to hawaii. we have approximately 1,000 employees, over half of whom are dedicated to the growth and service of our master planned communities. the company's operating properties are primarily retail and include south street seaport (manhattan, ny), various properties in columbia town center (columbia, md), landmark mall (alexandria, va), the outlet collection at riverwalk (new orleans, la), cottonwood square (holladay, ut), park west (peoria, az) and ward centers (honolulu, hi). currently, several of the operating properties present significant opportunities for redevelopment. the company also has an exciting and diverse pipeline of strategic opportunities for near, mid and long-term development. these range