Barings BDC (FRA:TRY) Retained Earnings : €-590.3 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Barings BDC Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Barings BDC's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €-590.3 Mil.

Barings BDC's quarterly retained earnings increased from Sep. 2023 (€-606.2 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€-603.4 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 (€-603.4 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€-590.3 Mil).

Barings BDC's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2021 (€-253.0 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€-626.6 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2022 (€-626.6 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€-603.4 Mil).

Barings BDC Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Barings BDC Retained Earnings Chart

Barings BDC Annual Data

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Retained Earnings

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-254.65

-254.79

-252.95

-626.58

-603.39

Barings BDC 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															-608.11	-588.53	-606.24	-603.39	-590.25

Barings BDC 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.

Barings BDC (FRA:TRY) 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.

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Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately-held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth or refinancing. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.

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