Equity In accounting and finance‚ equity is the residual value or interest of the most junior class of investors in assets‚ after all liabilities are paid; if liability exceeds assets‚ negative equity exists. In an accounting context‚ shareholders’ equity (or stockholders’ equity‚ shareholders’ funds‚ shareholders’ capital or similar terms) represents the remaining interest in the assets of a company‚ spread among individual shareholders of common or preferred stock; a negative shareholders’ equity
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There are two defenses to debt law cases you should give some thought to if you are being sued: statutes of limitations‚ and what is called "laches." Both rely on the passage of time‚ and both of them have a rather vague status in the law. This article discusses what they are and how to use them. Statutes of Limitations The statute of limitations (in civil law) is the amount of time allowed before the plaintiff must bring suit. That is‚ if a certain amount of time passes after the claim is "ripe"
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Is Convertible Debt a Substitute for Straight Debt or for Common Equity? Craig M. Lewis Owen Graduate School of Management Vanderbilt University Nashville‚ TN 37203 Richard J. Rogalski Amos Tuck School of Business Dartmouth College Hanover‚ NH 03755 James K. Seward Graduate School of Business University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison‚ WI 53706 August 1999 *The authors thank Kooyul Jung‚ Yong-Cheol Kim and Rene Stulz for providing their equity and debt security offer data set.
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meet its fixed charges. As a result‚ firms in unstable industries tend to use less debt than those whose sales are subject to only moderate fluctuations. 12-4 The tax benefits from debt increase linearly‚ which causes a continuous increase in the firm’s value and stock price. However‚ bankruptcy-related costs begin to be felt after some amount of debt has been employed‚ and these costs offset the benefits of debt. See Figure 12-5 in the textbook. 12-5 Carson does have leverage because its EPS
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respectively. Her monthly payment on an automobile loan is $375. What is Louise’s debt payments-to-income ratio? Is Louise living within her means? (LO 5.3) Louise’s Gross Income = $3‚000 Less: Income taxes = -700 Less: Social Security Tax = -250 Less: IRA contribution = -100 Net take-home pay = $1‚950 Her monthly payments on VISA‚ MasterCard‚ and a car loan add up to $500 per month. Louise’s debt payments to income ratio is 500 to 1‚950‚ or 25.6 percent. This ratio exceeds
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Chapter 16 Chapter Case Selecting Kanton Company’s Financing Strategy and Unsecured Short-Term Borrowing Arrangement Morton Mercado‚ the CFO of Kanton Company‚ carefully developed the estimates of the firm’s total funds requirements for the coming year. These are shown in the following table. Month Total funds Month Total funds January $1‚000‚000 July $6‚000‚000 February 1‚000‚000 August 5‚000‚000 March 2‚000‚000 September 5‚000‚000 April 3‚000‚000 October 4‚000‚000 May
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Blackboard. Question #1: (Twenty Points) Stocks (a). Why is stock ownership considered equity and bond ownership considered debt? In finance you can think of equity as ownership in any asset after all debts associated with that asset are paid off. For example‚ a car or house with no outstanding debt is considered the owner’s equity because he or she can readily sell the item for cash. Stocks are equity because they represent ownership in a company. When a company needs money‚ the solution is
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OPERATIONS OF BANK AGENCY IN KENYA- EQUITY BANK AND BANK AGENTS IN NAIROBI WEST by MUNGA‚ DOROTHY WAMBAIRE 056157 A Management Research Project Proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce Strathmore University 2013 Declaration This is to certify that this research proposal is my original work and that it has not been presented or submitted for a degree award in any other institution of higher learning. Information from other sources
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A company’s capital structure is a very important component of a company’s financial health and longevity. The capital structure should maximize total net profit and overall shareholder wealth. An optimal proportion of equity and debt as a company’s capital structure is an indication of a well-managed and successful company and should be a goal for most corporations. Beverly Flax and Rick Rosenfield founded California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) in 1985 in Beverly Hills‚ California. It is a casual dining
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QUESTION 1. Equity has made the law more fair. Discuss Equity can be defined in a technical sense as a branch of law administered by the court of chancery before the passing of the Judicature Act (1873-1875) with a view of supplementing the common law rules. Equity developed because of the problems of the common law. The word ’equity’ has a meaning of ’fairness’ and this is the basis on which it operates. The existing law as at the time equity arose was common law‚ equity acted as a supplement
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