Portion of corporate earnings not distributed to shareholders in the form of a dividend or otherwise; recorded on a companys balance sheet and reflect an increase in shareholder equity
The total amount of a company's net earnings since its inception, minus any payments made to stockholders Retained earnings is actually part of stockholders' equity and represents the portion of a company's assets that are financed from profitable operations rather than from selling stock to investors or borrowing from external sources Listed on the statement of financial position
are profits of the business that have not been paid out to the owners as of the balance sheet date The earnings have been "retained" for use in the business Retained Earnings is an account in the equity section of the balance sheet
Also known as the Retention Ratio The percentage of earnings not paid out in dividends but retained by the company to be reinvested in its core business or to pay debt
Profits of the business that have not been paid to the owners; profits that have been "retained" in the business Retained earnings is an "equity" account that is presented on the balance sheet and on the statement of changes in owners' equity
The cumulative total portion of annual earnings retained by a company after payment of all expenses and dividends Can be considered money that the company puts back into its business for expansion, etc
Retained earnings are profits of the business that have not been paid out to the owners as of the balance sheet date The earnings have been "retained" for use in the business Retained earnings is an account in the equity section of the balance sheet