# Retained Earnings

Translate a monthly net-income plan, a dividend declaration schedule with declared-to-paid lag, and a six-line equity-adjustment panel into a retained-earnings roll-forward, a dividend schedule, a stockholders'-equity composition view, and a dashboard with payout, retention, and return-on-RE traffic-light status.

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- Download (.xlsx): https://finamodel.com/templates/retained-earnings.xlsx
- Category: Corporate Finance
- Model type: Operating model
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Audiences: CFOs & FP&A, Founders & operators
- Tags: retained earnings, equity, dividends, stockholders equity, month-end close

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