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Retained earnings

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004295

The portion of a company's net income that is kept by the company rather than distributed to its shareholders as dividends. These funds are typically reinvested in the business, used to pay down debt, or held as cash. They are reported on the balance sheet as part of shareholders' equity.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004295
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004295",
  "term": "Retained earnings",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The portion of a company's net income that is kept by the company rather than distributed to its shareholders as dividends. These funds are typically reinvested in the business, used to pay down debt, or held as cash. They are reported on the balance sheet as part of shareholders' equity.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/retained-earnings/"
}

Record 4,355 of 5,441 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.