The phrase "adjusted return on equity" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial contexts to refer to a measure of a company's profitability that has been modified to account for certain factors.
Example: "The adjusted return on equity for the company improved significantly after the restructuring efforts were implemented."
Alternatives: "modified return on equity" or "refined return on equity".
Instead, the state-backed lender is believed to be weighing up plans to move its model to return on risk-weighted assets or risk-adjusted return on equity, which strips the flattering affect of leverage out of performance.
Look for high return-on-equity.
To judge whether a manager has created value, one cannot simply look at the return on equity; one must adjust for risk.
The supply of private equity is growing across Africa, as international investors move in seeking higher risk adjusted returns.
In comparison, rival Morgan Stanley, whose business model perhaps most closely resembles Goldman's, posted a return on equity (adjusted to reflect a charge on the value of its debt) of roughly 5 percent in 2012.
They are opposed by the bankers (Schraa), but – as Professors Admati and Hellwig explain in detail – this lobby likes the current opaque subsidy structure very much, including executive compensation based on "return on equity" not properly adjusted for risk.
Its return on equity in the quarter adjusted for the accounting charge was 3.5 percent.
In addition, return on equity in the pharmaceutical industry, adjusted for R&D spending, is only about one percentage point higher than it is for all U.S. industry.
But both components will be adjusted based on the bank's performance over that period, with a particular emphasis on its return on equity, a closely watched financial measure.
Reese likes what he sees as JNJ's consistency (increasing earnings in nine of the last 10 years), durable competitive advantage (the company has averaged a 25% return on equity over the past 10 years), manageable debt/equity ratio and cheap price (its yield adjusted price-to-earnings-growth ratio is 0.96).
