LookSmart (FRA:LOKB) Retained Earnings : €-232.92 Mil (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is LookSmart Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. LookSmart's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was €-232.92 Mil.

LookSmart's quarterly retained earnings declined from Dec. 2014 (€-210.40 Mil) to Mar. 2015 (€-240.63 Mil) but then increased from Mar. 2015 (€-240.63 Mil) to Jun. 2015 (€-232.92 Mil).

LookSmart's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2012 (€-188.72 Mil) to Dec. 2013 (€-184.70 Mil) but then declined from Dec. 2013 (€-184.70 Mil) to Dec. 2014 (€-210.40 Mil).

LookSmart Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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LookSmart Retained Earnings Chart

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Retained Earnings

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-176.98

-179.83

-188.72

-184.70

-210.40

LookSmart Quarterly Data
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Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-188.99	-200.27	-210.40	-240.63	-232.92

LookSmart 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.

LookSmart (FRA:LOKB) 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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LookSmart Ltd was organized in 1996 and is incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Company is a search advertising network solutions Company that provides relevant solutions for search advertising customers. It operates in a large online search advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. It operates in the middle of this ecosystem, acquiring search queries from a variety of sources and matching them with the keywords of its search advertising customers. The Companys largest category of customers has been intermediaries, the majority of which purchase clicks to sell into the affiliate networks of the large search engine providers. Another category of customers are direct advertisers and their agencies whose objective is to obtain conversions or sales from the clicks. The last category of customers is self-service advertisers that sign-up online and pays by credit card. It offers search advertising customers targeted, pay-per-click (PPC) search via a monitored search advertising distribution network using the Companys AdCenter platform technology. The Companys search advertising network includes publishers and search advertising customers, including intermediaries and direct advertising customers and their agencies as well as self-service customers in the United States and certain other countries. The Companys application programming interface (API) allows search advertising customers and their advertising agencies to connect any type of marketing or reporting software with minimal effort for easier access, management, and optimization of search advertising campaigns. It also offers publishers licensed private-label search advertiser network solutions based on its AdCenter platform technology (Publisher Solutions). Publisher Solutions consist of hosted auction-based ad serving with an ad backfill capability that allows publishers and portals to manage their advertiser relationships, distribution channels and accounts. The Companys trademarks include LookSmart. It is subject to a number of domestic state and federal laws that affect companies conducting business on the Internet.