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Audeo Oncology (Audeo Oncology) Retained Earnings : $-47.12 Mil (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Audeo Oncology Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Audeo Oncology's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was $-47.12 Mil.

Audeo Oncology's quarterly retained earnings declined from Mar. 2012 ($-37.14 Mil) to Jun. 2012 ($-41.99 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2012 ($-41.99 Mil) to Sep. 2012 ($-47.12 Mil).

Audeo Oncology's annual retained earnings declined from Jun. 2010 ($-24.12 Mil) to Jun. 2011 ($-32.04 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2011 ($-32.04 Mil) to Jun. 2012 ($-41.99 Mil).


Audeo Oncology Retained Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for Audeo Oncology's Retained Earnings can be seen below:

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Audeo Oncology Retained Earnings Chart

Audeo Oncology Annual Data
Trend Jun10 Jun11 Jun12
Retained Earnings
-24.12 -32.04 -41.99

Audeo Oncology Quarterly Data
Jun11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
Retained Earnings -32.04 -37.14 -41.99 -47.12

Audeo Oncology Retained Earnings Calculation

Retained Earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Because the net income was not distributed to shareholders, shareholders' equity is increased by the same amount.

Of course, if a company loses, it is called retained losses, or accumulated losses.


Audeo Oncology  (DELISTED:AURX) Retained Earnings Explanation

Historically profitable companies sometimes have negative retained earnings. This is because they have cumulatively paid out more to shareholders than they reported in profits.

For example, in 2011, Microsoft had negative retained earnings. This does not mean the company lost more money than it made over the years. It just means it paid out more money than it earned.

If a company has negative retained earnings, investors should check the 10-year financial results. They should not assume that negative retained earnings prove a company has generally lost money in the past.

Of course, many companies with negative retained earnings have indeed lost money in the past.

Retained Earnings: Warren Buffett's Secret.

One of the most important indicators of durable competitive advantage. Net earnings can be paid out as dividends, used to buy back shares or retained for growth.

If the company loses more than it has accumulated, retained earnings is negative.

If a company isn't adding to its retained earnings, it isn't growing its net worth.

Rate of growth of retained earnings is good indicator whether it's benefiting from a competitive advantage.

Microsoft is negative because it chose to buyback stock and pay dividends.

The more earnings retained, the faster it grows and increases growth rate for future earnings.


Audeo Oncology (Audeo Oncology) Business Description

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Audeo Oncology, Inc was incorporated in Delaware in June 2012. It is a late stage biopharmaceutical company utilizing its Hyaluronic Acid Chemotransport Technology, or HyACT, to target cancer drugs preferentially to tumor cells to enhance drug activity. HyACT is a flexible platform technology designed to increase the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents without increasing treatment toxicity. It seeks to reduce the risks related to drug development by using known anti-cancer drugs, and aim to enhance their commercial value by improving their effectiveness. The Company's lead HyACT product candidate, HA-Irinotecan, is currently in a pivotal Phase III clinical trial for metastatic colorectal cancer, or mCRC. HA-Irinotecan is also in an investigator-sponsored Phase II clinical trial for small cell lung cancer, or SCLC. It also has two other HyACT product candidates that have successfully completed Phase I clinical trials. In addition to its current clinical-stage product candidates, it aims to develop a pipeline of product candidates by exploiting its significant know-how in cancer stem cell biology and cancer metabolism combined with the Versatile Assembly on Stable Templates, or VAST, molecule drug discovery technology that it will in-license. The Company's lead product candidate is HyACT-targeted irinotecan, or HA-Irinotecan, for the treatment of mCRC. Irinotecan, which is marketed in major markets by Pfizer as Camptosar, is an off-patent chemotherapy drug widely used in the treatment of mCRC. Government authorities in the United States (including federal, state and local authorities) and in other countries extensively regulate the manufacture, research, clinical development, labeling, packaging, distribution, post-approval monitoring and reporting, advertising, promotion, export and import of pharmaceutical products, such as those it is developing.