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Mattersight (Mattersight) Retained Earnings : $-286.09 Mil (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Mattersight Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Mattersight's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $-286.09 Mil.

Mattersight's quarterly retained earnings declined from Dec. 2017 ($-279.43 Mil) to Mar. 2018 ($-281.56 Mil) and declined from Mar. 2018 ($-281.56 Mil) to Jun. 2018 ($-286.09 Mil).

Mattersight's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2015 ($-242.09 Mil) to Dec. 2016 ($-263.06 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2016 ($-263.06 Mil) to Dec. 2017 ($-279.43 Mil).

Mattersight Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Mattersight Retained Earnings Chart

Mattersight Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Retained Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -212.17 -226.40 -242.09 -263.06 -279.43

Mattersight Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -274.86 -277.88 -279.43 -281.56 -286.09

Mattersight 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.

Mattersight  (NAS:MATR) 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.

Mattersight (Mattersight) Business Description

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http://www.mattersight.com
Mattersight Corp is engaged in the software industry. It is an enterprise analytics company focusing on customer and employee interactions and behaviors. Mattersight's Behavioral Analytics service captures and analyzes customer and employee interactions, employee desktop data, and other contextual information to improve operational performance and predict future customer and employee outcomes. The company's products include routing, coaching, analytics, and quality. Routing refers to pairing customers and agents to make conversations easier, coaching refers to identifying key improvement opportunities for each employee, analytics uses advanced data science to predict the customer's next action and quality streamlines the QA process.
Executives
Henry Feinberg director 528 RAMONA ST, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Tench Coxe director, 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304
David B Mullen director, officer: CFO C/O NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 222 MERCHANDISE MART STE 900, CHICAGO IL 60654
Michael L Speiser 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Jeffrey W Bird 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL RD STE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
James N White 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Hill Ventures Sutter 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL RD, SUITE A200, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Pullara Samuel J Iii 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Stefan A Dyckerhoff 10 percent owner C.O. JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., 1194 N. MATHILDA AVE., SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Investor Growth Capital, Llc 10 percent owner ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA. SUITE 2801, NEW YORK NY 10020
Younger William H Jr 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Baker G Leonard Jr 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
James C Gaither 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Sutter Hill Entrepreneurs Fund Qp Lp 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005
Sutter Hill Entrepreneurs Fund Ai Lp 10 percent owner 755 PAGE MILL ROAD, SUITE A-200, PALO ALTO CA 94304-1005