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Hongbo Co (SZSE:002229) Retained Earnings : ¥130.5 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hongbo Co Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Hongbo Co's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥130.5 Mil.

Hongbo Co's quarterly retained earnings declined from Sep. 2023 (¥177.5 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (¥155.5 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2023 (¥155.5 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (¥130.5 Mil).

Hongbo Co's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2021 (¥288.4 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (¥210.0 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (¥210.0 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (¥155.5 Mil).


Hongbo Co Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Hongbo Co Retained Earnings Chart

Hongbo Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Retained Earnings
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Hongbo Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Hongbo Co 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.


Hongbo Co  (SZSE:002229) 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.


Hongbo Co (SZSE:002229) Business Description

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Address
No. 136 Jinda Road, Jinshan Development Zone, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, CHN, 350002
Hongbo Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the security printing business. It is involved in the printing of commercial bills in China. The company's main products are heat-sensitive paper tickets, general paper tickets and paper packaging products for office use. In addition, the company is also involved in the other businesses such as the Lottery industry, Security printing, Packaging industry, Color printing industry, Internet of things industry, and Business and interactive entertainment industry.
Executives
You You Luan Directors, executives
He Ai Ping Supervisors
Chen Xian Zhang Secretary Dong
Zhou Mei Mei Directors, executives
You Li Juan Director
You Yu Xian Director
Xie You Jun Supervisors
Guo Bin Executives
Wang Wen Jing Supervisors
Yang You Lin Director
Liu Yuan Hai Supervisors
Zhang Jian Jun Executives

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