Coupang (Coupang) Retained Earnings

: $-4,383 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Coupang's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4,383 Mil.

Coupang's quarterly retained earnings increased from Jun. 2023 ($-5,507 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($-5,415 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($-5,415 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-4,383 Mil).

Coupang's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2021 ($-5,651 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-5,743 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 ($-5,743 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-4,383 Mil).

Coupang Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Coupang Annual Data

Trend

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Retained Earnings

-3,565.59

-4,107.93

-5,650.52

-5,743.00

-4,383.00

Coupang Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Retained Earnings														-5,743.00	-5,651.70	-5,506.51	-5,415.21	-4,383.00

Coupang 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.

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) 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.

Coupang (Coupang) Business Description

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Address

720 Olive Way, Suite 600, Seattle, WA, USA, 05510

Website

https://www.aboutcoupang.com

Coupang Inc is an e-commerce company. The company sells apparel, electronics, footwear, food products, furniture, nutritional supplements, and other products. Its segments include Product Commerce and Developing Offerings. The company generates maximum revenue from the Product Commerce segment. Product Commerce primarily includes core retail (owned inventory) and marketplace offerings (third-party merchants) and Rocket Fresh, fresh grocery offering, as well as advertising products associated with these offerings.

Executives

Tae Jung Kim	officer: See Remarks	720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Svf Investments (uk) Ltd	10 percent owner	69 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON X0 W1K3JP
Benjamin Sun	director	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Greenoaks Capital Partners Llc	director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks	4 ORINDA WAY BUILDING C, SUITE 200, ORINDA CA 94563
Pedro Franceschi	director	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO,SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Hanseung Kang	officer: Rep Director, Business Mngmt	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Ambereen Toubassy	director	720 OLIVE WAY, SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98101
Harold Rogers	officer: See Remarks	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jonathan D. Lee	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Thuan Pham	officer: Chief Technology Officer	1455 MARKET STREET 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Neil Mehta	director	535 PACIFIC AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94133
Kevin M Warsh	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Michael Parker	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510
Jason Child	director	C/O SPLUNK INC., 270 BRANNAN ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gaurav Anand	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O COUPANG, INC., TOWER 730, 570, SONGPA-DAERO, SONGPA-GU, SEOUL M5 05510