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SMX (Security Matters) (SMX (Security Matters)) Retained Earnings : $-50.93 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SMX (Security Matters) Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. SMX (Security Matters)'s retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-50.93 Mil.

SMX (Security Matters)'s quarterly retained earnings declined from Dec. 2022 ($-30.02 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($-63.03 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2023 ($-63.03 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-50.93 Mil).

SMX (Security Matters)'s annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2021 ($-23.84 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-30.02 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($-30.02 Mil) to Dec. 2023 ($-50.93 Mil).


SMX (Security Matters) Retained Earnings Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMX (Security Matters)'s Retained Earnings can be seen below:

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SMX (Security Matters) Retained Earnings Chart

SMX (Security Matters) Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Retained Earnings
-18.90 -23.84 -30.02 -50.93

SMX (Security Matters) Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial -23.84 -26.28 -30.02 -63.03 -50.93

SMX (Security Matters) 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.


SMX (Security Matters)  (NAS:SMX) 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.


SMX (Security Matters) (SMX (Security Matters)) Business Description

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Sussex Road, Mespil Business Centre, Mespil House, Dublin, IRL, D04 T4A6
SMX (Security Matters) PLC provides one solution to solve both authentication and track and trace challenges in order to uphold supply chain integrity and provide quality assurance and brand accountability to producers of goods. Its technology works as a track and trace system using a marker, a reader, and an algorithm to identify embedded sub-molecular particles in order to track and trace different components along a production process (or any other marked good along a supply chain) to the end producer.

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