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What drives ACME UNITED CORP’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity9%Tax burden78%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden89%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin7%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.18×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.48×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$10.2MFY2025
Income before tax$13.1MFY2025
Operating income$14.7MFY2025
$197MFY2025
Ending assets$171MFY2025
Beginning assets$162MFY2024
$118MFY2025
$107MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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