F1 - M3 - Stockholders' Equity: Part 1 Flashcards
For equity, is equity broken out between earned capital and not earned capital?
Yes, on statement of stockholders equity, it is broken out between capital that is earned (retained earnings) and capital that is contributed (sales of common and preferred stock).
Is accumulated other comprehensive income earned capital?
Yes, this is money that you earned, but goes strait to equity and not the income statement.
What is noncontrolling interest? Where is that reported on the balance sheet?
This is when you purchase another company and consolidate, but you do not have 100% ownership of them. The percent that you do not own, you have to report. So if you own 75%, you have to report the other 25% as non controlling interest since you do not own it.
This is reported in equity, under other comprehensive income.
What is capital stock or legal capital?
This is the amount that must be retained by the corporation for the protection of creditors. It is the par or stated value of both preferred and common stock.
Is preferred stock issued at par? What about common stock?
Normally preferred stock is issued at par, but common stock is sometimes issued at par.
No par common stock may be issued as true no-par stock, or no-par stock with a stated value.
Do some states allow corporations to pay dividends out of additional paid in capital?
Yes
For stock, what is authorized, issued, and outstanding?
Authorized - Per the corporations, articles of incorporation, this is the amount of shares that the corporation can issue to investors.
Issued - These are the number of shares, that have been sold to investors.
Outstanding - These are the number of shares that are currently held by shareholders. These normally match issued, but can change if the company decides to repurchase stock.
This must be disclosed.
What is common stock? What rights do they have?
Common shareholders bare the most risk, because they are paid after debt holders and preferred shareholders. For example, when a dividend is declared, first the preferred shareholders get paid, and then the common shareholders. Hence why the numerator in the EPS formula is Net Income - Preferred dividends. That shows what is left for the common shareholder.
Common shareholders have the right to vote, right to earnings in a corporation, right to share of assets in a corporation after creditors and preferred shareholders are paid.
What is a preemptive right?
This is when common shareholders want to keep their voting strength even if more shares are issued. For example, if you own half of the shares issued, and the corporation decides to sell more shares they have authorized, but you want to keep your 50% ownership, you can have a preemptive right to purchase a certain amount of those shares so you can keep your 50% ownership. That has to be stated in the articles of incorporation.
What is the book value per share formula?
This measures the amount common shareholders would receive for each share if all their assets were sold at their book values and all creditors were paid.
Book Value Per Share = Common shareholders’ equity (Assets - Liabilities - Preferred equity - Dividends in arrears)/ Common shares outstanding (Number of shares issued - Number of shares repurchased)
Dividends in arrears - This is when you have preferred shareholders and they are owed money from prior years were dividends were not issued. This is for cumulative preferred shareholders. This reduces the amount that goes to the common shareholder.
We know the difference between cumulative and noncumulative preferred shares, but what is the difference between participating and nonparticipating preferred shareholders?
For example, participating preferred shareholders get paid first over common shareholders, and then common shareholders get paid. Once the common shareholders are paid, if there is an excess dividends to be paid out, that is spilt among the participating and common shareholders on a pro rata basis.
If you are nonparticipating, you get paid first over common shareholders, and then common shareholders are paid. If there is an excess, non participating do not get those, only participating.
Do preferred shareholders have voting rights? What about common shareholders?
Preferred shareholders do not have voting rights, but common shareholders do.
What is dividends in arrears? Is this a legal liability?
This is when you have preferred shareholders and they are owed money from prior years were dividends were not issued. This is for cumulative preferred shareholders. This reduces the amount that goes to the common shareholder.
It is not a legal liability, but it is disclosed in total on a per share basis. The reason it is not a legal liability, is because the corporation does not have to legally pay it. Debt on the other hand, they have to pay that legally along with any interest. Dividends in arrears are not a legal liability. It is disclosed on the balance sheet, or in the footnotes.
What is the difference between a fully participating preferred shareholder vs a partially participating shareholder?
A fully participating shareholder means that after the common shareholders get paid, there is not a cap on how much of that excess income they are going to get.
A partially participating shareholder gets the excess dividends but they are limited to a certain percentage of that income.
What is convertible preferred stock?
This is when you pay a premium for your preferred shares, but you have the option to convert your preferred shares to common shares. This is good if you believe the common share price will go up in the future but you are not sure. You can buy convertible preferred shares, and when the price of the common shares goes up, you can convert.
