preferred stockholders' equity

  • 1Equity (finance) — For equity securities, see Stock. Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management  …

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  • 2equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… …

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  • 3equity — Justice administered according to fairness as contrasted with the strictly formulated rules of common law. It is based on a system of rules and principles which originated in England as an alternative to the harsh rules of common law and which… …

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  • 4equity — The value of a futures trading account with all open positions valued at the going market price. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary Ownership interest in a firm. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Also, the residual dollar value ( residual value) of… …

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  • 5equity — 1. The ownership interest of *stockholders in a corporation. Under the conventions of *double entry bookkeeping and the *accounting equation, stockholders’ equity is calculated as total *assets less total liabilities. It is recorded in the… …

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  • 6Preferred stock — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …

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  • 7Preferred Stock — A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on the assets and earnings than common stock. Preferred stock generally has a dividend that must be paid out before dividends to common stockholders and the shares usually do not have… …

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  • 8preferred stock — A type of equity or capital representing shares of ownership in a corporation. May or may not receive distributions of corporate income in the form of dividends. Has a higher priority claim to corporate earnings or assets than common stock but… …

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  • 9Ownership equity — In accounting terms, after all liabilities are paid, ownership equity is the remaining interest in assets. If valuations placed on assets do not exceed liabilities, negative equity exists. Shareholders equity (or stockholders equity, shareholders …

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  • 10Shareholders' Equity — A firm s total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders equity represents the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares. Also… …

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