L'Air Liquide Stock Rises Over 7% in 3 Months Despite Slower Earnings Growth Than Industry Average
• L'Air Liquide's stock price has increased 7.1% over the past 3 months; the article analyzes if the company's fundamentals support this price change
• Return on Equity (ROE) measures how efficiently a company generates profits from shareholders' investments
• L'Air Liquide has a higher ROE (14%) than its industry average (10%), indicating it is more profitable
• However, L'Air Liquide's earnings growth rate (6.9%) is lower than the industry average (10%) over the past 5 years
• The article concludes L'Air Liquide has decent earnings growth and ROE, but could benefit shareholders more by reinvesting more profits back into the business