Westpac Banking Stock Retained Earnings
| WBCPM Stock | 105.82 0.10 0.09% |
Westpac Banking fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Westpac Banking's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Westpac Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Westpac Banking's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Westpac Banking stock.
| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Retained Earnings | 36.2 B | 31.9 B |
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Westpac Banking Company Retained Earnings Analysis
Westpac Banking's Retained Earnings is a balance sheet account that refers to the portion of company income that is retained by the firm. In other words, it is a part of earnings that is not paid out as dividends or otherwise distributed to owners. Retained Earnings are calculated by adding net income to last period retained earnings and subtracting any dividends paid to owners.
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Retained Earnings | = | Beginning RE + Income | - | Dividends |
Current Westpac Banking Retained Earnings | 31.44 B |
Most of Westpac Banking's fundamental indicators, such as Retained Earnings, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Westpac Banking is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
Retained Earnings shows how the firm utilizes its profits over time. In simple terms, investors can think of retained earnings as the amount of profit the company has reinvested in the business since its inceptions. However the methodology to make a decision over how much profit to retain is different between companies in different industries. For example, growing industries tend to retain more of their earnings than more matured industries as they need more assets investment to sustain their growth.
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Based on the latest financial disclosure, Westpac Banking has a Retained Earnings of 31.44 B. This is 106.09% higher than that of the Financial Services sector and significantly higher than that of the Banks - Diversified industry. The retained earnings for all Australia stocks is significantly lower than that of the firm.
Westpac Retained Earnings Peer Comparison
Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Westpac Banking's direct or indirect competition against its Retained Earnings to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Westpac Banking could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Westpac Banking by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.Westpac Banking is currently under evaluation in retained earnings category among its peers.
Westpac Fundamentals
| Return On Equity | 0.1 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.007 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.34 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.51 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 442.74 B | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 8.65 % | ||||
| Revenue | 21 B | ||||
| Total Debt | 22.69 B | ||||
| Number Of Employees | 33.58 K | ||||
| Beta | 0.88 | ||||
| Total Asset | 1.03 T | ||||
| Retained Earnings | 31.44 B | ||||
| Net Asset | 1.03 T |
About Westpac Banking Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Westpac Banking's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Westpac Banking using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Westpac Banking based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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