In this statement, a company would show the retained earnings at the beginning of the period, any items that have increased the retained earnings (for example net income), any items that have ...

Since retained earnings has no connection to net-cash flow, it does not appear on the cash-flow statement that lists all changes in cash and cash equivalents for the period. Instead, retained ...

Here's a simple explanation that anyone can understand. Company annual reports contain a lot of charts. Of these, retained earnings statements are perhaps the easiest to understand. Today we're ...

Calculating Costco's dividends in 2014 In 2014, Costco reported net income of $2.058 billion on its income statement. On its balance sheet, it reported having retained earnings of $6.283 billion ...

An increase in retained earnings doesn't make it into a statement of cash flows. It goes into a statement of changes in shareholders' equity, also known as an equity report or statement of ...