FX Energy (FRA:FX4) Retained Earnings : €-250.29 Mil (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is FX Energy Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. FX Energy's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was €-250.29 Mil.

FX Energy's quarterly retained earnings increased from Mar. 2015 (€-255.97 Mil) to Jun. 2015 (€-247.78 Mil) but then declined from Jun. 2015 (€-247.78 Mil) to Sep. 2015 (€-250.29 Mil).

FX Energy's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2012 (€-141.58 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€-144.24 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2013 (€-144.24 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€-208.96 Mil).

FX Energy Retained Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for FX Energy's Retained Earnings can be seen below:

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Retained Earnings

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-122.01

-144.33

-141.58

-144.24

-208.96

FX Energy Quarterly Data
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Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-170.65	-208.96	-255.97	-247.78	-250.29

FX Energy 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.

FX Energy (FRA:FX4) 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.

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FX Energy Inc was founded in 1989. The Company is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with principal production, reserves, and exploration in Poland and oil production, oilfield service, and exploration activities in the United States. Company concentrates its exploration efforts in Poland on the Rotliegend sandstones of the Permian Basin. As of December 31, 2013, Company held oil and gas exploration rights in Poland in a number of separately designated project areas encompassing approximately 2.7 million gross acres. In Poland, it has projects involving the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas prospects in partnership with Polskie GÃ³rnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo or PGNiG, the Polish national oil and gas company, other industry partners, and for its own account. In the United States, it explores for and produces oil from fields in Montana and Nevada, and it have an oilfield services company in northern Montana that performs contract drilling and well-servicing operations. Company operates within two segments of the oil and gas industry: the exploration and production, or E&P, segment in Poland and the United States, and the oilfield services segment in the United States. The Company faces competition from larger oil and gas companies. The Companys oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities in Poland are subject to Polands laws and regulations and its United States operations are subject to governmental risks that may impact its operations.

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