Retained Earnings Formula + Calculator
Retained earnings are the residual net profits after distributing dividends to the stockholders. Thus, at 100,000 shares, the market value per share was $20 ($2Million/100,000). However, after the stock dividend, the market value per share reduces to $18.18 ($2Million/110,000). Thus, stock dividends lead to the transfer of the amount from the retained earnings account to […]