chapter 11 Flashcards
Par value
stated value = no par = legal capital
-does not reflect current market value
Market Price =
MP = Issue Price = FMV = fair market value = cash received.
Authorized stock
(must receive permission to issue these shares from the Secretary of State where the business is incorporated)
Issued stock
sold to all investors
Outstanding Stock
has been issued and is in the hands of stockholders outside the corporation itself
Treasury Stock
stock that has been previously issued and outstanding but now held by the corporation itself
- Corporations may resell (reissue) its Treasury Stock
then it becomes issued and outstanding again.
Common Stock
features
vote for the board of directors and auditors, preemptive rights, residual assets
Rights of preferred stock
Non-voting, fixed dividends, liquidation preference to assets before common
Dividends are not an
expense
Points for Dividends
For common stockholders – are at discretion of board of directors but in practice are fairly consistent.
- Must have available cash and positive retained earnings.
3. Cash dividends – to outstanding stockholders ONLY. (Outstanding stock = issued
Dividends declared does what
reduces Retained earnings
Dividends paid
reduces cash
● Treasury Stock is a CONTRA
Stockholder’s equity account
● Issued shares =
outstanding shares + shares in Treasury