US Ecology (US Ecology) Retained Earnings : $-192 Mil (As of Mar. 2022)

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What is US Ecology Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. US Ecology's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $-192 Mil.

US Ecology's quarterly retained earnings increased from Sep. 2021 ($-187 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($-183 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2021 ($-183 Mil) to Mar. 2022 ($-192 Mil).

US Ecology's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2019 ($207 Mil) to Dec. 2020 ($-188 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2020 ($-188 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($-183 Mil).

US Ecology Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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US Ecology Retained Earnings Chart

US Ecology Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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155.53

189.32

206.57

-188.45

-183.12

US Ecology Quarterly Data
	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-189.25	-193.41	-186.68	-183.12	-192.14

US Ecology 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.

US Ecology (NAS:ECOL) 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.

US Ecology (US Ecology) Business Description

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Address

101 S. Capitol Boulevard, Suite 1000, Boise, ID, USA, 83702

Website

http://www.usecology.com

US Ecology Inc operates as an environmental service provider to commercial and government entities. The company's operating segments include Waste Solutions, Field Services, and Energy Waste. Waste Solutions provides a broad range of specialty material management services including transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and radioactive waste; Field Services, provides specialty field services and total waste management solutions to commercial and industrial facilities and to government entities, and Energy Waste provides energy-related services and waste disposal services predominately to upstream energy customers.

Executives

Simon G Bell	officer: EVP & COO	300 E. MALLARD SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
Mack L Hogans	director	WEYERHAEUSER CO, P O B 9777, FEDERAL WAY WA 98063
E Renae Conley	director	414 SILVER AVE SW MS 1275, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102-3289
Burke Richard L. Jr.	director	90 FORT WADE ROAD, PONTE VEDRA FL 32081
Katina Dorton	director	US ECOLOGY, INC., 251 E. FRONT ST., SUITE 400, BOISE ID 83702
Stephen A Romano	director
Jeffrey R Feeler	director, officer: President & CEO	300 E. MALLARD DR. SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
Daniel Fox	director	300 E. MALLARD DR., SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
John T. Sahlberg	director	C/O BOISE CASCADE, L.L.C., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 300, BOISE ID 83702-5389
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