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Residual income
Residual income (RI), or economic profit, is the net
income of a firm less a charge that measures
stockholders opportunity cost of capital
The rationale for the residual income approach is that it
recognizes the cost of equity capital in the
measurement of income.
Accounting net income includes a cost of debt (i.e.,
interest expense), but does not reflect dividends or
other equity capital-related funding costs.
Conversely, residual income explicitly deducts all capital