Veeco Instruments (Veeco Instruments) Retained Earnings

: $-532.2 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Veeco Instruments's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-532.2 Mil.

Veeco Instruments's quarterly retained earnings increased from Jun. 2023 ($-578.4 Mil) to Sep. 2023 ($-553.8 Mil) and increased from Sep. 2023 ($-553.8 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-532.2 Mil).

Veeco Instruments's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 ($-681.3 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-501.8 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2022 ($-501.8 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-532.2 Mil).

Veeco Instruments Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Veeco Instruments Annual Data

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Dec23

Retained Earnings

-698.93

-707.32

-681.28

-501.80

-532.17

Veeco Instruments Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Retained Earnings																-501.80	-493.06	-578.38	-553.81	-532.17

Veeco Instruments 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.

Veeco Instruments (NAS:VECO) 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.

Veeco Instruments (Veeco Instruments) Business Description

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Address

Terminal Drive, Plainview, NY, USA, 11803

Website

https://www.veeco.com

Veeco Instruments Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing thin-film process equipment, which is mainly used to produce electronic devices. The company's product categories by market consist of lighting, display, and power electronics; advanced packaging; MEMS and RF; scientific and industrial; and data storage. The lighting, display, and power electronics market accounts for over half of the total revenue. The company offers products and services in the United States; China; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and the rest of the world, with overseas markets contributing the majority of total revenue.

Executives

William John Miller	director, officer: CEO	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., 1 TERMINAL DRIVE, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
John P Kiernan	officer: VP Finance & Corp. Controller	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, TERMINAL DRIVE, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
Dennis Thomas St	director	C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Mary Jane Raymond	director	C/O COHERENT CORP., 375 SAXONBURG BLVD, SAXONBURG PA 16056
Susan Wilkerson	officer: SVP, Global Sales & Service	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., PLAINVIEW NY 11803
Adrian Devasahayam	officer: SVP - Product Line Development	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS, 1 TERMINAL DRIVE, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
Lena Nicolaides	director	1250 RELIANCE WAY, FREMONT CA 94539
Peter J Simone	director	17075 THORNMINT COURT, SANDIGO CA 92127
Sujeet Chand	director	ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC., 1201 SOUTH SECOND STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53204
Peter Porshnev	officer: SVP, Unified Engineering	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., 1 TERMINAL DRIVE, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
Shubham Maheshwari	officer: EVP, CFO & COO	C/O VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC., 1 TERMINAL DRIVE, PLAINVIEW NY 11803
John R Peeler	officer: CEO	DYNATECH CORP, 3 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Kathleen A Bayless	director	1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Roger D Mcdaniel	director	C/O ENTEGRIS INC, 3500 LYMAN BOULEVARD, CHASKA MN 55318
Susan Wang	director	40919 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94538