QWTR (Quest Water Global) Retained Earnings: $-13.22 Mil (As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Quest Water Global Retained Earnings?

Quest Water Global QWTR Retained Earnings is $-13.22 Mil as of Sep. 2025. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Quest Water Global's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $-13.22 Mil.

Quest Water Global's quarterly retained earnings declined from Mar. 2025 ($-12.73 Mil) to Jun. 2025 ($-12.93 Mil) and declined from Jun. 2025 ($-12.93 Mil) to Sep. 2025 ($-13.22 Mil).

Quest Water Global's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2022 ($-11.24 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-11.84 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2023 ($-11.84 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($-12.59 Mil).

Quest Water Global  (OTCPK:QWTR) 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.

Quest Water Global Retained Earnings Historical Data

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Quest Water Global Retained Earnings Chart

Quest Water Global Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Retained Earnings
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Quest Water Global Quarterly Data
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Quest Water Global 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Retained Earnings →
What does a Retained Earnings of $-13.22 Mil mean?
Quest Water Global (QWTR) has a Retained Earnings of $-13.22 Mil as of Sep. 2025. Retained earnings is the amount of net income not issued to shareholders. View historical data on Quest Water Global and its competitors.
Is Quest Water Global's Retained Earnings too high?
Quest Water Global's current Retained Earnings is $-13.22 Mil.
How does Quest Water Global's Retained Earnings compare to DEVSF and BNET?
Quest Water Global's Retained Earnings of $-13.22 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Retained Earnings for an Industrial Products company?
A good Retained Earnings depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Retained Earnings should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Retained Earnings mean?
A high Retained Earnings can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Retained earnings is the amount of net income not issued to shareholders. View historical data on Quest Water Global and its competitors. Quest Water Global's current Retained Earnings is $-13.22 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Quest Water Global stock overvalued right now?
Quest Water Global (QWTR) has a current Retained Earnings of $-13.22 Mil. The current Retained Earnings is $-13.22 Mil. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Retained Earnings calculated?
Retained Earnings is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Quest Water Global (QWTR), the current Retained Earnings is $-13.22 Mil as of Sep. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Quest Water Global Business Description

Address 828 Harbourside Drive, Suite 209, North Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7P 3R9
Quest Water Global Inc is engaged in the pollution and treatment controls business sector. The company provides various solutions to water-scarce regions. The Company has only one operating segment which is the construction and distribution of water equipment that provides drinking water to areas of the world where water and/or infrastructure is scarce. The company's product portfolio consists of AQUAtap, which is a self-contained, solar-powered, decentralized water purification and distribution system, and WEPS (Water Extraction and Purification Systems), which provide water-scarce regions with an alternate, sustainable, pure source of water, AQUAguard, AQUAcube, AquaTap, and others.