Canfor (TSX:CFP) Retained Earnings : C$3,004 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Canfor Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Canfor's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$3,004 Mil.

Canfor's quarterly retained earnings declined from Jun. 2023 (C$3,154 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (C$3,122 Mil) and declined from Sep. 2023 (C$3,122 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (C$3,004 Mil).

Canfor's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 (C$2,587 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (C$3,342 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 (C$3,342 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (C$3,004 Mil).

Canfor Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Canfor Retained Earnings Chart

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Retained Earnings

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674.30

1,227.30

2,586.80

3,341.50

3,004.20

Canfor Quarterly Data
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Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3,341.50	3,202.20	3,154.20	3,121.50	3,004.20

Canfor 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.

Canfor (TSX:CFP) 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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100-1700 West 75th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6P 6G2

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Canfor is a softwood lumber company that also owns around half of Canfor Pulp. It is active throughout North America and Europe, with lumber mills in British Columbia, Alberta, the Southeastern United States, and Sweden. It has two reportable segments: lumber and pulp and paper. The lumber segment includes Canfor's sawmilling and remanufacturing operations and the pulp and paper segment includes the kraft pulp, kraft paper, and bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp businesses of Canfor Pulp.

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