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The Quick Guide to Retained Earnings

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When a company generates profit, management can pay out money to shareholders as cash dividends or retain earnings to reinvest in business. Reinvestment could go toward any number of things that might help business. It could be used to fund acquisitions, build new factories, increase inventory levels, establish larger cash reserves, reduce long-term debt, hire more employees, research and develop new products, or purchase new equipment to increase productivity. Company could also choose to buy back its own shares, which might have the long-term benefit of increasing the company's market value. Because there will be fewer shares outstanding, company's per-share metrics like earnings per share and book value per share could increase and make the company's stock more attractive to shareholders. Retained Earnings Definition Retain Earnings, on the other hand, are sub-element of shareholders ' Equity. As explained above, in the Equity section, you can see invest...

How to Manage a Restaurant Balance Sheet?

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A restaurant balance sheet lists out a restaurant’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a given point in time. This statement can be used to forecast short and long-term cash flow and assess the overall financial health of the restaurant.  Overall, maintaining a restaurant balance sheet allows you to simultaneously verify the accuracy of a profit and loss statement while getting a more holistic view of the restaurant’s financial health. What is a Restaurant Balance Sheet? A financial statement is not just designed for the business or entrepreneur. Shareholders, employees, management, bankers, suppliers, and other interested stakeholders will peep into the statements or demand the document regularly to make crucial decisions. The statements will also be crucial for accurate tax returns preparation and other statutory filings. Several elements must be captured in the statement so that it can serve the intended purpose.   Here are the basic elements of any financial sta...