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To: The Philosopher who wrote (443)	3/5/2004 3:00:03 PM
From: - with a K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 469

>>ROE is not all that important a figure. With all the scandals and earnings manipulation that we've heard about, I like to look at ROE to gauge how efficient a company is and how much management can squeeze out of assets. I do get concerned, however, when debt is high, as this depresses the equity side of the ROE equation, resulting in a misleadingly high figure.