Comarco (Comarco) Retained Earnings : $-20.25 Mil (As of Oct. 2017)

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What is Comarco Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Comarco's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $-20.25 Mil.

Comarco's quarterly retained earnings declined from Apr. 2017 ($-19.86 Mil) to Jul. 2017 ($-20.05 Mil) and declined from Jul. 2017 ($-20.05 Mil) to Oct. 2017 ($-20.25 Mil).

Comarco's annual retained earnings declined from Jan. 2015 ($-19.13 Mil) to Jan. 2016 ($-20.48 Mil) but then increased from Jan. 2016 ($-20.48 Mil) to Jan. 2017 ($-19.63 Mil).

Comarco Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Comarco Retained Earnings Chart

Comarco Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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-23.12

-25.17

-19.13

-20.48

-19.63

Comarco Quarterly Data
	Jan13	Apr13	Jul13	Oct13	Jan14	Apr14	Jul14	Oct14	Jan15	Apr15	Jul15	Oct15	Jan16	Apr16	Jul16	Oct16	Jan17	Apr17	Jul17	Oct17
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-19.33	-19.63	-19.86	-20.05	-20.25

Comarco 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.

Comarco (OTCPK:CMRO) 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.

Comarco (Comarco) Business Description

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28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA, USA, 92677

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http://www.comarco.com

Comarco Inc through its subsidiaries is engaged in developing numerous technologies in the field of power adapters and chargers for portable mobile devices such as laptop computers, tablets smartphones and more. The company is focused on realizing value from its ongoing intellectual property enforcement actions and other litigation. In addition, it also explores for opportunities to expand, protect, and monetize its patent portfolio, through the sale or licensing of the patent portfolio.

Executives

Neal C Bradsher	10 percent owner
Broadwood Partners Lp	10 percent owner	BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC., 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Broadwood Capital Inc	10 percent owner	142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lou Silverman	director
Michael H. Mulroy	director	1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92807
Alisha Charlton	officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer	25541 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M	10 percent owner	C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert J Majteles	director
Van Der Kaay Erik	director	C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Don M Bailey	director	1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92607
Stadium Capital Partners L P	other: former 10% owner	199 ELM STREET, NEW CANAAN CT 06840