Gawk (GAWK) Retained Earnings : $-30.35 Mil (As of Oct. 2017)

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What is Gawk Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Gawk's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $-30.35 Mil.

Gawk's quarterly retained earnings declined from Apr. 2017 ($-26.97 Mil) to Jul. 2017 ($-28.93 Mil) and declined from Jul. 2017 ($-28.93 Mil) to Oct. 2017 ($-30.35 Mil).

Gawk's annual retained earnings declined from Jan. 2015 ($-7.32 Mil) to Jan. 2016 ($-14.06 Mil) and declined from Jan. 2016 ($-14.06 Mil) to Jan. 2017 ($-26.36 Mil).

Gawk Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Retained Earnings

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-0.03

-1.53

-7.32

-14.06

-26.36

Gawk 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															-16.60	-26.36	-26.97	-28.93	-30.35

Gawk 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.

Gawk (OTCPK:GAWK) 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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Gawk Inc offers cloud communications, cloud connectivity, cloud computing, and managed cloud-based applications solutions to businesses; and offers domestic and international voice services to communications carriers worldwide. It also offers advanced data center and cloud-based services, including fault-tolerant, high availability cloud servers, which comprise a platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and a content delivery network; managed network services that converge voice and data applications, structured cabling, wireless, and security services, as well as include Internet access via Ethernet or fiber at speeds ranging from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps; and data center solutions, including cloud services, colocation services, and business continuity services.

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