Sobal (TSE:2186) Retained Earnings : 円4,257 Mil (As of Aug. 2024)

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What is Sobal Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Sobal's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 円4,257 Mil.

Sobal's quarterly retained earnings declined from Feb. 2024 (円4,158 Mil) to May. 2024 (円4,134 Mil) but then increased from May. 2024 (円4,134 Mil) to Aug. 2024 (円4,257 Mil).

Sobal's annual retained earnings increased from Feb. 2022 (円3,427 Mil) to Feb. 2023 (円3,904 Mil) and increased from Feb. 2023 (円3,904 Mil) to Feb. 2024 (円4,158 Mil).

Sobal Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Sobal Retained Earnings Chart

Sobal Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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3,096.94

3,231.62

3,427.03

3,904.24

4,158.18

Sobal Quarterly Data
	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24
Retained Earnings	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3,995.29	4,000.95	4,158.18	4,134.41	4,256.58

Sobal 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.

Sobal (TSE:2186) 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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5-9-11 Kitashinagawa Shinagawa-ku, Osaki MT Building, Tokyo, JPN, 141-0001

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Sobal Corp engages in the development of embedded software for digital appliances, and research and development of wireless communication technologies in Japan. The solutions provided by the company include Embedded development, Application development, WEB. Cloud development, Manual production, Quality evaluation and IoT Solution.

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