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SOS (SOS) Retained Earnings : $-283.7 Mil (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is SOS Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. SOS's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $-283.7 Mil.

SOS's quarterly retained earnings declined from Jun. 2022 ($-57.7 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-272.9 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 ($-272.9 Mil) to Jun. 2023 ($-283.7 Mil).

SOS's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2020 ($5.8 Mil) to Dec. 2021 ($-43.4 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2021 ($-43.4 Mil) to Dec. 2022 ($-272.9 Mil).


SOS Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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SOS Retained Earnings Chart

SOS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Retained Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -283.18 -293.08 5.84 -43.41 -272.92

SOS Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.57 -43.41 -57.75 -272.92 -283.73

SOS 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.


SOS  (NYSE:SOS) 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.


SOS (SOS) Business Description

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298 Haijing Road, Yinzhu Street, Building 6, East Seaview Park, West Coast New District, Shandong Province, Qingdao, CHN, 266400
SOS Ltd is engaged in the provision of emergency rescue business providing emergency healthcare services, emergency roadside assistance, emergency living assistance, and other rescue services in China. The company's segment includes Insurance marketing; Commodity trading and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Commodity trading segment. Its services are sold to corporate clients and individual members. Its services include SOS medical rescue card, SOS auto rescue card, SOS financial rescue card, SOS life rescue card, SOS cloud call center, and SOS big data management cloud.