ACC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Stock Split, Dividend Payout Ratio, Dividend

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ACC Chapter 11
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Shares are popular because they generally provide a higher rate of return than can
be obtained by creditors who receive interest from lending money
The shareholders are the owners of a corporation (have residual interest in its
assets after the claims of all creditors have been satisfied)
Total shareholders equity = contributed capital + retained earnings
Contributed capital represents the amount the corporation has received from the
sale of shares to shareholders
Retained earnings is the amount of net income that the corporation has earned but
not paid as dividends (corporation retains and reinvests the income)
Retained earnings shows a link between balance sheet and income statement
Articulated statements - refers to the fact that the information on the income
statement is related to the information on the balance sheet
Authorized Shares - the maximum number of shares a corporation may issue as
indicated in the corporate charter
Issued Shares - the number of shares sold or distributed to shareholders
Outstanding Shares - the number of shares issued less the number of shares held
as treasury stock if any
Par Value - an arbitrary amount stated on the face of the share certificate
representing the legal capital of the corporation
Additional paid-in capital - an amount receive that is greater than the par value of
the shares when shares were issued
Retained earnings - net income that has been made by the corporation but not paid
out as dividends plus or minus miscellaneous specified items
Cumulative feature - the right to dividends in arrears before the current-year
dividend is distributed
Convertible feature - allows preferred shares to be exchanged for common shares
Callable feature - allows the firm to eliminate a class of shares by paying the
shareholders a specified amount
Dividend payout ratio - the annual dividend amount divided by the annual net
income
Cash dividends become a liability on the date they are declared
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Shares are popular because they generally provide a higher rate of return than can be obtained by creditors who receive interest from lending money. The shareholders are the owners of a corporation (have residual interest in its assets after the claims of all creditors have been satisfied) Total shareholders equity = contributed capital + retained earnings. Contributed capital represents the amount the corporation has received from the sale of shares to shareholders. Retained earnings is the amount of net income that the corporation has earned but not paid as dividends (corporation retains and reinvests the income) Retained earnings shows a link between balance sheet and income statement. Articulated statements - refers to the fact that the information on the income statement is related to the information on the balance sheet. Authorized shares - the maximum number of shares a corporation may issue as indicated in the corporate charter. Issued shares - the number of shares sold or distributed to shareholders.

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