Clearfield (Clearfield) Retained Earnings : $122.1 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Clearfield Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Clearfield's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $122.1 Mil.

Clearfield's quarterly retained earnings increased from Jun. 2023 ($124.6 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($127.3 Mil) but then declined from Sep. 2023 ($127.3 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($122.1 Mil).

Clearfield's annual retained earnings increased from Sep. 2021 ($45.4 Mil) to Sep. 2022 ($94.8 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2022 ($94.8 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($127.3 Mil).

Clearfield Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Clearfield Retained Earnings Chart

Clearfield Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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17.82

25.11

45.44

94.80

127.34

Clearfield Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															109.06	119.42	124.64	127.34	122.15

Clearfield 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.

Clearfield (NAS:CLFD) 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.

Clearfield (Clearfield) Business Description

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7050 Winnetka Avenue North, Suite 100, Brooklyn Park, MN, USA, 55428

Website

https://www.seeclearfield.com

Clearfield Inc mainly designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber protection, fiber management and fiber delivery solutions for communications networks. It provides a range of products including copper assemblies, cassettes, box enclosures, fiber connectors, frames, microduct, terminals, vaults, pedestal inserts, FieldSmart, WaveSmart, and CraftSmart. The company has a global presence with the majority of the revenue derived from the United States. The company has two reportable segments namely Clearfield segment and Nestor cables segment. The majority of revenue is derived from Clearfield segment.

Executives

Carol Ann Wirsbinski	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., STE. 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Ronald G Roth	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Jones Walter Louis Jr	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE N,, SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Roger G Harding	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N. SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Donald R. Hayward	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Daniel R Herzog	other: Comptroller	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Cheri B Podzimek	other: President of Subsidiary	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
John P Hill	officer: Chief Operating Officer	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Charles N Hayssen	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Patrick Goepel	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE N, SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Clearfield, Inc.	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Zucherman Stephen L Md	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Reddan John G Jr	director	7050 WINNETKA AVE. N., SUITE 100, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Bruce G. Blackey	officer: Chief Financial Officer	5480 NATHAN LANE #120, PLYMOUTH MN 55442
Anil K Jain	director	4 WEST BAY LANE, NORTH OAKS MN 55127