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8.136B for March 31, 2013Discover Financial Services Historical Retained Earnings Data
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| Data for this Date Range | |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2013 | 8.136B |
| Nov. 30, 2012 | 7.373B |
| Aug. 31, 2012 | 6.878B |
| May 31, 2012 | 6.303B |
| Feb. 29, 2012 | 5.821B |
| Nov. 30, 2011 | 5.243B |
| Aug. 31, 2011 | 4.763B |
| May 31, 2011 | 4.148B |
| Feb. 28, 2011 | 3.580B |
| Nov. 30, 2010 | 3.126B |
| Aug. 31, 2010 | 2.788B |
| May 31, 2010 | 2.538B |
| Feb. 28, 2010 | 2.363B |
About Retained Earnings
The net income that remains after paying dividends. It is reported on the balance sheet as the cumulative sum of each year's retained earnings over the life of the business. Retained earnings can be used to pay debt and future dividends, or can be reinvested into business activities.
The "retained" refers to the earnings after paying out dividends. Companies with increasing retained earnings is good, because it means the company is staying consistently profitable. If a company has a yearly loss, this number is subtracted from retained earnings.
If a company's annual net income was 5 million, paid out 3 million in dividends, and had a retained earnings of 9 million, retained earnings at the end of 2012 would be 11 million (5-3+9). Similarly if next year the company paid no dividends but had a yearly net income loss of 5 million, retained earnings would be 6 million (11-5).
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DFS Retained Earnings Benchmarks
| Companies | |
|---|---|
| Visa | 7.723B |
| Capital One Financial | 17.88B |
| MasterCard | 8.047B |
DFS Retained Earnings Rankings
| Overall |
97th percentile 381 of 16773 |
| Sector |
94th percentile 103 of 2011 in Financial Services |
| Industry |
94th percentile 4 of 77 in Credit Services |
DFS Retained Earnings Range, Past 5 Years
| Minimum | 2.363B | Feb 2010 |
| Maximum | 8.136B | Mar 2013 |
| Average | 4.381B |
