Earnings retention ratio

Earnings Retention Ratio
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Earnings retention ratio
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Earnings retention ratio
Earnings surprises
Positive or negative differences from the consensus forecast of earnings by institutions such as First Call or I.B.E.S.

That means the earnings retention ratio is 66%. If the DJIA companies could continue to make the same ROE of 21% on their existing equity plus on retained earnings then the dividend would grow at 66% of that or 13.4%.

A measure of relation of stock returns to earnings surprises around the time of corporate earnings announcements.
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This is the opposite of the payout ratio, which measures the amount of dividends that are paid out as a percentage of earnings. Also known as "retention rate", "retention ratio" or the "earnings retention ratio".

See also: Retention, Expense, Banks, Federal reserve board, Net present value