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What drives PriceSmart, Inc.’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 equity12%Tax burden72%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden89%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin4%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover2.46×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.81×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-08-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
$148MFY2025
Income before tax$206MFY2025
Operating income$233MFY2025
$5.3BFY2025
Ending assets$2.3BFY2025
Beginning assets$2.0BFY2024
$1.2BFY2025
$1.1BFY2024
Source: · event Aug 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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