The accounting concept, retained earnings, is important for any company. But what exactly is it? And as an investor, how can you use it to measure a company's viability as an investment? Let's take a ...

Retained earnings are profits that are earned by a company but are not distributed out to shareholders as dividends payments. Retained earnings can be used to fund operations, for large capital ...

When seeking out potential investments we're obviously looking for profitable, successful companies. After all, making profits and delivering them to shareholders should be in the top tier of a ...

Net income - dividends + retained income from prior years = retained income Let's assume, for instance, that Company X ends its fiscal year with $10 million in retained income on the books. Now let's ...