Cepton (Cepton) Retained Earnings : $-134.61 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Cepton Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Cepton's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-134.61 Mil.

Cepton's quarterly retained earnings declined from Jun. 2023 ($-114.99 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($-126.29 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2023 ($-126.29 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-134.61 Mil).

Cepton's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 ($-95.44 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-86.06 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($-86.06 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-134.61 Mil).

Cepton Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Cepton Retained Earnings Chart

Cepton Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Retained Earnings

-38.56

-58.20

-95.44

-86.06

-134.61

Cepton Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										-86.06	-100.80	-114.99	-126.29	-134.61

Cepton 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.

Cepton (NAS:CPTN) 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.

Cepton (Cepton) Business Description

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399 West Trimble Road, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131

Website

https://www.cepton.com

Cepton Inc provides lidar-based solutions for a range of markets such as automotive, smart cities, smart spaces and smart industrial applications. The company's patented MMT-based lidar technology enables reliable, scalable and cost-effective solutions that deliver long range, high resolution 3D perception for smart applications.

Executives

Ming Qiu	officer: Controller	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Liqun Han	officer: SVP of Operations	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jun Pei	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark Mccord	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hideharu Konagaya	director	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Paul Anawalt	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hull Xu	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jinying Chen	officer: Corporate Controller	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Ldv Partners Fund I, L.p.	10 percent owner	24201 SUMMERHILL AVENUE, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Xiaogang Zhang	director	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	10 percent owner	4-8-3, TAKANAWA, MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0 1088711
May Wang	director	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Winston S Fu	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CFO and Secretary	24201 SUMMERHILL AVENUE, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Takayuki Katsuda	director	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Dongyi Liao	officer: SVP of Applications	C/O CEPTON, INC., 399 W. TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131