5 AIR FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS FIRMS WITH LOW RETURN ON EQUITY

Top 5 Companies in the Air Freight & Logistics Industry With the Lowest Return on Equity (UTIW, XPO, ECHO, AAWW, FDX)

Written on Sat, 02/20/2016 - 10:47am

By David Diaz

Below are the three companies in the Air Freight & Logistics industry with the lowest return on equity. The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.
UTi Worldwide ranks lowest with a ROE of -48.4%. XPO Logistics is next with a ROE of -11.7%. Echo Global Logistics ranks third lowest with a ROE of 3.8%.
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings follows with a ROE of 6.1%, and FedEx rounds out the bottom five with a ROE of 7.2%.
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