Gen Digital (STU:SYM) Retained Earnings

: €-94 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Gen Digital's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €-94 Mil.

Gen Digital's quarterly retained earnings increased from Jun. 2023 (€-366 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (€-231 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 (€-231 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€-94 Mil).

Gen Digital's annual retained earnings increased from Mar. 2021 (€-2,332 Mil) to Mar. 2022 (€-1,762 Mil) and increased from Mar. 2022 (€-1,762 Mil) to Mar. 2023 (€-546 Mil).

Gen Digital Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Gen Digital Annual Data

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Mar23

Retained Earnings

825.71

-3,013.65

-2,331.84

-1,761.52

-546.39

Gen Digital Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Retained Earnings																-1,416.00	-546.39	-365.51	-231.44	-94.45

Gen Digital 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.

Gen Digital (STU:SYM) 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.

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Gen is a cybersecurity pure-play that offers security, identity protection, and privacy solutions to individual consumers. The firm's cyber safety offerings, via brands such as Norton, Avast, and LifeLock, have long maintained their positions as some of the most recognizable consumer-focused security and identity-protection products.