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Economic value added (EVA)

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001256

A financial performance metric that measures a company's true economic profit by subtracting the cost of capital from its net operating profit after tax. EVA indicates whether a company is creating value for its shareholders above the cost of the capital employed. A positive EVA suggests that the company is generating returns greater than its required rate of return, while a negative EVA indicates value destruction.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001256
FieldInsurance and risk management
AbbreviationEVA
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001256",
  "term": "Economic value added (EVA)",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A financial performance metric that measures a company's true economic profit by subtracting the cost of capital from its net operating profit after tax. EVA indicates whether a company is creating value for its shareholders above the cost of the capital employed. A positive EVA suggests that the company is generating returns greater than its required rate of return, while a negative EVA indicates value destruction.",
  "abbreviation": "EVA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/economic-value-added-eva/"
}

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