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To: E_K_S who wrote (56617)	1/10/2016 4:26:15 PM
From: bruwin	Respond to of 78748

"That's why the retained earnings number (over time by quarter/by year) is important. This is the actual bottom line of earnings that are re-invested into the company" Yes, indeed ... we think alike there ! "I have had so many companies that take one time adjustments to earnings ..." And quite often those adjustments, plus Tax "Credits", take place below 'Pretax Income'. One of the reasons, I believe, why Buffett takes Pretax Income into account to calculate his "Equity Bond" value.