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Mercari (TSE:4385) Retained Earnings : 円-33,848 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Mercari Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Mercari's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-33,848 Mil.

Mercari's quarterly retained earnings increased from Sep. 2023 (円-39,966 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (円-38,051 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 (円-38,051 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (円-33,848 Mil).

Mercari's annual retained earnings declined from Jun. 2021 (円-46,149 Mil) to Jun. 2022 (円-53,757 Mil) but then increased from Jun. 2022 (円-53,757 Mil) to Jun. 2023 (円-40,687 Mil).


Mercari Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Mercari Retained Earnings Chart

Mercari Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Retained Earnings
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -29,097.00 -51,870.00 -46,149.00 -53,757.00 -40,687.00

Mercari Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -48,701.00 -40,687.00 -39,966.00 -38,051.00 -33,848.00

Mercari 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.


Mercari  (TSE:4385) 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.


Mercari (TSE:4385) Business Description

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6 - 10 - 1 Roppongi, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 106-6118
Mercari operates the largest C2C secondhand goods trading platform in Japan in Mercari, with over 22 million MAU and over JPY 893 billion gross merchandise value in fiscal year 2022. We estimate that it currently has over 70% market share in the C2C marketplace app market, making it the top platform in Japan. It operates a domestic fintech business and a C2C marketplace app business in the U.S. as well. Domestic business roughly accounts for over 95% of its total GMV.

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