Puration (Puration) Retained Earnings : $-5.90 Mil (As of Sep. 2007)

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What is Puration Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Puration's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was $-5.90 Mil.

Puration's quarterly retained earnings declined from Mar. 2007 ($-5.04 Mil) to Jun. 2007 ($-5.33 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2007 ($-5.33 Mil) to Sep. 2007 ($-5.90 Mil).

Puration's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2004 ($-0.03 Mil) to Dec. 2005 ($-0.08 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2005 ($-0.08 Mil) to Dec. 2006 ($-1.91 Mil).

Puration Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Puration Retained Earnings Chart

Puration Annual Data

Trend

Dec04

Dec05

Dec06

Retained Earnings

-0.03

-0.08

-1.91

Puration Quarterly Data
	Sep03	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										-1.44	-1.91	-5.04	-5.33	-5.90

Puration 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.

Puration (OTCPK:PURA) 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.

Puration (Puration) Business Description

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Address

1584 County Road 613, Farmersville, TX, USA, 75442

Website

https://www.purationinc.com

Puration Inc is engaged in the business of researching, designing, developing, producing, marketing and distributing products and systems to improve the quality of the water used daily by people around the world. The company designs and produces personal use water filter bottles and other containers and also has developed its proprietary technology for water filtration and purification. It derives its revenue from the selling of water filtration products.

Executives

Robert Howard Nelson

officer: Chief Financial Officer

1613 EAST 15TH STREET, TULSA OK 74120