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Lumen Technologies (BSP:L1MN34) Retained Earnings : R$-88,889 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lumen Technologies Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Lumen Technologies's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was R$-88,889 Mil.

Lumen Technologies's quarterly retained earnings declined from Sep. 2023 (R$-78,273 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$-87,741 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2023 (R$-87,741 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (R$-88,889 Mil).

Lumen Technologies's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2021 (R$-33,918 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (R$-39,912 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (R$-39,912 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (R$-87,741 Mil).


Lumen Technologies Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Lumen Technologies Retained Earnings Chart

Lumen Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Retained Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -27,968.06 -41,317.09 -33,918.09 -39,912.25 -87,740.72

Lumen Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -36,642.50 -76,547.70 -78,273.46 -87,740.72 -88,889.43

Lumen Technologies 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.


Lumen Technologies  (BSP:L1MN34) 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.


Lumen Technologies (BSP:L1MN34) Business Description

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100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, USA, 71203
With 450,000 route miles of fiber, including over 35,000 route miles of subsea fiber connecting Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Lumen Technologies is one of the United States' largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. Its merger with Level 3 in 2017 and divestiture of much of its incumbent local exchange carrier, or ILEC, business in 2022 has shifted the company's operations away from its legacy consumer business and toward enterprises (now nearly 80% of revenue). Lumen offers businesses a full menu of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, and end-user phone and internet service. On the consumer side, Lumen provides broadband and phone service across 37 states, where it has 4.5 million broadband customers.

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