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Coles Group (STU:2OF) Retained Earnings : €1,136 Mil (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Coles Group Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Coles Group's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €1,136 Mil.

Coles Group's quarterly retained earnings increased from Jun. 2023 (€996 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€1,102 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 (€1,102 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (€1,136 Mil).

Coles Group's annual retained earnings increased from Jun. 2022 (€926 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (€996 Mil) and increased from Jun. 2023 (€996 Mil) to Jun. 2024 (€1,136 Mil).


Coles Group Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Coles Group Retained Earnings Chart

Coles Group Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Retained Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 588.94 735.45 926.06 996.10 1,136.27

Coles Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 926.06 1,041.46 996.10 1,101.75 1,136.27

Coles Group 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.


Coles Group  (STU:2OF) 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.


Coles Group Business Description

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Address
800-838 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3123
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and is the country's third-largest liquor retailer. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australian live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process 17 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths serving about 30 million customers per week from Australia's population of 25 million.

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