CW Petroleum (CW Petroleum) Retained Earnings : $0.00 Mil (As of . 20)

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What is CW Petroleum Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. CW Petroleum's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in . 20 was $0.00 Mil.

CW Petroleum Retained Earnings Historical Data

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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.

CW Petroleum (OTCPK:CWPE) 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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Address

23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard, Suite 120, No. 325, Katy, TX, USA, 77494

Website

https://www.cwpetroleumcorp.com

CW Petroleum Corp is engaged in the supply and distribution of biodiesel, biodiesel blends, ultra-low sulfur diesel, gasoline blends, renewable gasoline, and a proprietary EPA-approved reformulated no-ethanol gasoline to distributors, convenience stores, and marinas. The company's product offering includes biodiesel, reformulated and conventional gasoline with 10% ethanol, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel with or without biodiesel blends, reformulated 12.5% isobutanol blended no ethanol gasoline; and biodiesel additives and its services include transportation hauling of refined products and chemicals, RIN trading services, tote service, drumming service, and trans-loading services.