Question

A pension fund-sponsored company used debt to repurchase equity, leveraging its balance sheet. RBC (Return on Equity) jumped from 12% to 18%. However, ECB (Economic Profit) remained unchanged. What does this imply?

A Value created via financial leverage
B Equity holders benefited at cost of economic value
C Actual profitability improved
D Both RBC and ECB reflect better performance
E RBC is irrelevant
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