Discover Retained Earnings vs Common Stock Shares Outstanding Analysis

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USD 174.91 2.84 1.65%

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Retained Earnings vs Common Stock Shares Outstanding

Retained Earnings vs Common Stock Shares Outstanding Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of Discover Financial Retained Earnings account and Common Stock Shares Outstanding. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have pay attention.

The correlation between Discover Financial's Retained Earnings and Common Stock Shares Outstanding is -0.91. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Retained Earnings that can explain the historical movement of Common Stock Shares Outstanding in the same time period over historical financial statements of Discover Financial Services, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of Discover Financial's Retained Earnings and Common Stock Shares Outstanding is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Retained Earnings of Discover Financial Services are associated (or correlated) with its Common Stock Shares Outstanding. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Common Stock Shares Outstanding has no effect on the direction of Retained Earnings i.e., Discover Financial's Retained Earnings and Common Stock Shares Outstanding go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

-0.91

Relationship Direction	Negative
Relationship Strength	Significant

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Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of net income that a company retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends.

Common Stock Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a company's common stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders.

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Sales General And Administrative To Revenue is likely to gain to 0.26 in 2024, whereas Selling General Administrative is likely to drop slightly above 1.5 B in 2024.

	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Revenue	9.8B	9.1B
Interest Expense	4.7B	5.0B

Total Revenue Interest Expense

Discover Financial fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Other Assets	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Other Liab	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Long Term Debt	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Good Will	Common Stock Total Equity	Short Term Investments	Inventory	Other Current Assets
Total Assets		0.43	0.93	0.01	0.28	-0.83	0.54	-0.83	0.56	0.05	0.13	-0.57	0.83	0.81	0.06	0.67	0.25	0.14	0.7	0.63	0.46	-0.34	0.86	-0.18	-0.49	-0.32
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.43		0.49	0.39	-0.13	-0.21	-0.03	-0.21	0.24	0.6	0.6	-0.44	0.22	0.23	-0.18	0.54	0.25	0.21	0.86	0.37	0.36	-0.03	0.55	0.13	-0.46	-0.34
Total Stockholder Equity	0.93	0.49		0.2	0.31	-0.7	0.52	-0.74	0.65	0.0	0.02	-0.43	0.67	0.76	0.15	0.56	0.22	0.16	0.69	0.52	0.47	-0.21	0.85	-0.11	-0.52	-0.23
Net Debt	0.01	0.39	0.2		-0.47	0.24	-0.19	0.18	0.33	0.13	0.07	0.12	-0.25	-0.11	0.22	-0.37	0.4	0.49	0.37	-0.23	0.28	0.07	0.24	-0.03	-0.32	-0.07
Other Assets	0.28	-0.13	0.31	-0.47		-0.36	0.02	-0.28	-0.21	-0.12	-0.24	-0.12	0.44	0.24	0.21	0.36	-0.77	-0.7	-0.02	0.44	-0.25	0.28	0.13	0.13	0.16	0.38
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	-0.83	-0.21	-0.7	0.24	-0.36		-0.57	0.95	-0.43	0.21	0.03	0.81	-0.97	-0.91	-0.08	-0.55	-0.14	0.03	-0.47	-0.73	-0.27	0.57	-0.52	0.37	0.23	0.31
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.54	-0.03	0.52	-0.19	0.02	-0.57		-0.74	0.76	-0.52	-0.43	-0.36	0.45	0.79	-0.09	0.21	0.55	0.46	0.08	0.04	0.7	-0.68	0.37	-0.62	-0.56	-0.14
Other Stockholder Equity	-0.83	-0.21	-0.74	0.18	-0.28	0.95	-0.74		-0.62	0.29	0.12	0.75	-0.89	-0.99	-0.14	-0.53	-0.32	-0.16	-0.46	-0.64	-0.43	0.67	-0.61	0.45	0.36	0.32
Total Liab	0.56	0.24	0.65	0.33	-0.21	-0.43	0.76	-0.62		-0.33	-0.28	-0.31	0.28	0.69	0.16	0.13	0.7	0.67	0.37	0.0	0.69	-0.5	0.56	-0.39	-0.61	-0.18
Other Current Liab	0.05	0.6	0.0	0.13	-0.12	0.21	-0.52	0.29	-0.33		0.9	0.08	-0.1	-0.32	-0.41	0.55	-0.07	-0.03	0.59	0.24	0.02	0.43	0.28	0.53	-0.18	-0.13
Total Current Liabilities	0.13	0.6	0.02	0.07	-0.24	0.03	-0.43	0.12	-0.28	0.9		-0.15	0.05	-0.17	-0.34	0.57	0.05	-0.08	0.63	0.32	0.03	0.17	0.28	0.48	-0.17	-0.53
Other Liab	-0.57	-0.44	-0.43	0.12	-0.12	0.81	-0.36	0.75	-0.31	0.08	-0.15		-0.76	-0.71	-0.05	-0.46	-0.19	-0.01	-0.53	-0.63	-0.22	0.61	-0.32	0.37	0.19	0.4
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.83	0.22	0.67	-0.25	0.44	-0.97	0.45	-0.89	0.28	-0.1	0.05	-0.76		0.83	0.04	0.6	0.03	-0.12	0.49	0.78	0.21	-0.46	0.53	-0.3	-0.2	-0.24
Retained Earnings	0.81	0.23	0.76	-0.11	0.24	-0.91	0.79	-0.99	0.69	-0.32	-0.17	-0.71	0.83		0.13	0.49	0.38	0.24	0.47	0.58	0.51	-0.68	0.63	-0.48	-0.43	-0.3
Accounts Payable	0.06	-0.18	0.15	0.22	0.21	-0.08	-0.09	-0.14	0.16	-0.41	-0.34	-0.05	0.04	0.13		-0.23	-0.18	-0.24	-0.08	0.18	-0.38	-0.08	0.2	0.05	0.39	-0.11
Cash	0.67	0.54	0.56	-0.37	0.36	-0.55	0.21	-0.53	0.13	0.55	0.57	-0.46	0.6	0.49	-0.23		-0.02	-0.11	0.71	0.71	0.24	-0.09	0.67	0.16	-0.33	-0.27
Non Current Assets Total	0.25	0.25	0.22	0.4	-0.77	-0.14	0.55	-0.32	0.7	-0.07	0.05	-0.19	0.03	0.38	-0.18	-0.02		0.92	0.3	-0.14	0.68	-0.62	0.33	-0.46	-0.54	-0.38
Non Currrent Assets Other	0.14	0.21	0.16	0.49	-0.7	0.03	0.46	-0.16	0.67	-0.03	-0.08	-0.01	-0.12	0.24	-0.24	-0.11	0.92		0.23	-0.26	0.67	-0.42	0.27	-0.46	-0.54	-0.02
Long Term Debt	0.7	0.86	0.69	0.37	-0.02	-0.47	0.08	-0.46	0.37	0.59	0.63	-0.53	0.49	0.47	-0.08	0.71	0.3	0.23		0.58	0.45	-0.14	0.79	0.07	-0.55	-0.4
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.63	0.37	0.52	-0.23	0.44	-0.73	0.04	-0.64	0.0	0.24	0.32	-0.63	0.78	0.58	0.18	0.71	-0.14	-0.26	0.58		-0.16	-0.21	0.56	0.02	0.14	-0.24
Net Receivables	0.46	0.36	0.47	0.28	-0.25	-0.27	0.7	-0.43	0.69	0.02	0.03	-0.22	0.21	0.51	-0.38	0.24	0.68	0.67	0.45	-0.16		-0.42	0.46	-0.43	-0.97	-0.16
Good Will	-0.34	-0.03	-0.21	0.07	0.28	0.57	-0.68	0.67	-0.5	0.43	0.17	0.61	-0.46	-0.68	-0.08	-0.09	-0.62	-0.42	-0.14	-0.21	-0.42		-0.18	0.8	0.25	0.43
Common Stock Total Equity	0.86	0.55	0.85	0.24	0.13	-0.52	0.37	-0.61	0.56	0.28	0.28	-0.32	0.53	0.63	0.2	0.67	0.33	0.27	0.79	0.56	0.46	-0.18		0.02	-0.51	-0.32
Short Term Investments	-0.18	0.13	-0.11	-0.03	0.13	0.37	-0.62	0.45	-0.39	0.53	0.48	0.37	-0.3	-0.48	0.05	0.16	-0.46	-0.46	0.07	0.02	-0.43	0.8	0.02		0.25	-0.09
Inventory	-0.49	-0.46	-0.52	-0.32	0.16	0.23	-0.56	0.36	-0.61	-0.18	-0.17	0.19	-0.2	-0.43	0.39	-0.33	-0.54	-0.54	-0.55	0.14	-0.97	0.25	-0.51	0.25		0.17
Other Current Assets	-0.32	-0.34	-0.23	-0.07	0.38	0.31	-0.14	0.32	-0.18	-0.13	-0.53	0.4	-0.24	-0.3	-0.11	-0.27	-0.38	-0.02	-0.4	-0.24	-0.16	0.43	-0.32	-0.09	0.17

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Discover Financial fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	114.0B	112.9B	110.2B	131.6B	151.6B	86.8B
Short Long Term Debt Total	30.9B	25.5B	20.2B	23.9B	21.3B	21.3B
Total Stockholder Equity	11.9B	10.9B	13.4B	14.6B	14.8B	10.5B
Net Debt	8.1B	(4.5B)	11.5B	(997M)	9.6B	6.2B
Other Assets	83.5B	70.1B	80.9B	107.6B	87M	82.7M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	320M	307M	300M	278M	254M	341.1M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	114.0B	112.9B	110.2B	131.6B	151.6B	86.8B
Non Current Liabilities Total	25.7B	21.2B	19.0B	117.0B	130.6B	137.1B
Other Stockholder Equity	(9.9B)	(10.2B)	(12.3B)	(14.6B)	(16.5B)	(15.6B)
Total Liab	25.7B	21.2B	96.8B	117.0B	136.8B	143.6B
Other Current Liab	57.6B	66.7B	(1.8B)	19.8B	4.0B	3.8B
Total Current Liabilities	62.9B	70.9B	1.3B	23.6B	6.2B	5.9B
Other Liab	199M	227M	198M	212M	190.8M	181.3M
Property Plant And Equipment Net	1.1B	1.0B	983M	1.0B	1.1B	818.5M
Retained Earnings	21.3B	20.0B	24.8B	28.5B	30.4B	32.0B
Accounts Payable	3.7B	3.9B	72.4B	5.3B	6.1B	11.2B
Cash	17.6B	25.7B	8.8B	21.1B	11.7B	12.6B
Non Current Assets Total	12.1B	13.5B	8.1B	13.5B	148.1B	155.5B
Non Currrent Assets Other	(933M)	(2.2B)	(1.9B)	(2.1B)	136.1B	142.9B
Long Term Debt	25.7B	21.2B	19.0B	20.1B	20.6B	17.4B
Cash And Short Term Investments	18.4B	28.4B	20.3B	10.6B	11.7B	11.1B
Net Receivables	92.5B	944M	914M	104.7B	120.5B	126.5B
Short Term Investments	875M	2.7B	2.0B	1.7B	(3.0B)	(2.8B)
Inventory	(94.6B)	(2.1B)	(4.7B)	(107.5B)	(96.7B)	(91.9B)
Other Current Assets	2.0B	2.1B	4.7B	2.8B	3.5B	4.5B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	1.1B	1.0B	2.8B	2.9B	3.1B	3.3B
Total Current Assets	18.4B	29.3B	21.2B	10.6B	3.5B	3.3B
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(119M)	45M	(94M)	(339M)	(225M)	(213.8M)
Short Term Debt	5.2B	4.2B	1.8B	3.8B	2.2B	2.1B
Intangible Assets	161M	155M	95M	255M	703M	738.2M
Property Plant Equipment	1.1B	1.0B	983M	1.0B	1.2B	734.0M
Treasury Stock	(14.1B)	(14.4B)	(16.7B)	(19.1B)	(17.1B)	(16.3B)
Retained Earnings Total Equity	21.3B	20.0B	24.8B	28.5B	32.7B	34.4B
Deferred Long Term Liab	32M	23M	24M	33M	36.8M	19.3M
Net Tangible Assets	10.9B	9.5B	13.2B	13.3B	15.3B	11.1B
Long Term Debt Total	25.7B	21.2B	18.5B	20.1B	23.1B	24.7B

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