The accounting concept, retained earnings, is important for any company. But what exactly is it? And as an investor, how can you use it to measure a company's viability as an investment? Let's take a ...

Discover where retained earnings appear in financial statements, and understand their impact on business reinvestment and ...

Retained earnings are the cumulative profits that a company has kept to reinvest in its business. Some earnings are distributed to shareholders as dividends. The remainder is considered retained ...