The Ret. on equity of Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. is -53.24%
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.
Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets light-emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions. It focuses on the industrial, commercial, and government markets in the United States and Canada. Its products include: LED replacement lamps, LED fixtures and LED-based signage, channel-letter, and contour lighting products. The firm sells products under the brand names, Seesmart, Array Lighting, Lumificient, Sentinel, and Relume. It operates its business through the Lighting Products and Solutions segment. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.