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Badger Meter (STU:33B) Retained Earnings : €441.5 Mil (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Badger Meter Retained Earnings?

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Badger Meter's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €441.5 Mil.

Badger Meter's quarterly retained earnings increased from Sep. 2023 (€414.1 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€420.6 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2023 (€420.6 Mil) to Mar. 2024 (€441.5 Mil).

Badger Meter's annual retained earnings increased from Dec. 2021 (€312.9 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€373.0 Mil) and increased from Dec. 2022 (€373.0 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€420.6 Mil).


Badger Meter Retained Earnings Historical Data

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

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Badger Meter Retained Earnings Chart

Badger Meter Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Retained Earnings
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Badger Meter Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Badger Meter 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.


Badger Meter  (STU:33B) 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.


Badger Meter (STU:33B) Business Description

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4545 West Brown Deer Road, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53233
Badger Meter Inc is an innovator, manufacturer, and marketer of products incorporating flow measurement, quality, control, and other system solutions serving markets. The company's products measure water, oil, chemicals, and other fluids, and provide and communicate timely measurement data. Badger's product lines include two categories: sales of water meters, radios, software, and related technologies, and water quality monitoring solutions to water utilities (utility water) and sales of meters and other sensing instruments, valves, software, and other solutions for industrial applications in water, wastewater, and other industries (flow instrumentation). It derives a majority of its revenues from the United States.

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