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11 Reporting and Analyzing Equity
11 Reporting and Analyzing Equity
An entity
created by law
Characteristics of Corporations
Advantages
Separate legal entity
Limited liability of stockholders
Transferable ownership rights
Continuous life
Lack of mutual agency for stockholders
Ease of capital accumulation
Disadvantages
Governmental regulation
Corporate taxation
Stockholders
Board of Directors
President, Vice-President,
and Other Officers
Rights of Stockholders
Each unit of
ownership is
called a share of
stock.
A stock certificate
serves as proof
that a stockholder
has purchased
shares.
Par value is an Market price is the
arbitrary amount amount that each
assigned to each share of stock will
share of stock when sell for in the market.
it is authorized.
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Classes of Stock
Par Value
No-Par Value
Stated Value
Dr Cr
Sept. 1 Cash 2,500,000
Common stock, $2 par value 200,000
Paid-In Capital in
Excess of Par Value, Common Stock 2,300,000
Sold and issued 100,000 shares of common stock
To pay a cash
dividend the
corporation Cas h Dividend T ypes and F requency
must have: 100%
75%
80%
1. A sufficient
balance in retained 60%
necessary to pay 0%
the dividend. Common P referred
Preferred Stock
A separate class of stock, typically having
priority over common shares in . . .
Dividend distributions
Distribution of assets in case of liquidation
Most preferred
stock is
nonparticipating.
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Reasons for Issuing Preferred Stock
June
30 Stockholders
Corporation
Dividends
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Dr Cr
Jan. 19 Retained earnings 10,000
Common dividend payable 10,000
Declared $1 per share cash dividend
Date of Declaration
Record liability
for dividend.
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No entry required on
Date of Record
February 19.
No entry
required.
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Entries for Cash Dividends
Stock Dividends
Dr Cr
Dec. 31 Retained earnings 20,000
Common stock dividend distributable 20,000
Declared a 20,000 share (40%) stock dividend
Stock Splits
A distribution of additional shares of stock to
stockholders according to their percent
ownership.
$10 par value
$5 par value
New
Shares Common Stock
200 shares
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Stock Splits
Thomas, Inc.
Stockholders' Equity No accounting
June 30, 2005 entry is made.
Common stock - $5 par value,
100,000 shares authorized,
50,000 shares issued and outstanding $ 250,000
Paid-In capital in excess of par value 300,000
Total Paid-In capital 550,000
Retained earnings 775,000
Total stockholders' equity $ 1,325,000
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Treasury Stock
Corporations and T reasury S tock
No T reasury
S tock
38%
With T reasury
S tock
62%
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Dr Cr
June 30 Cash 400
Treasury stock, common 400
Sold 100 shares of treasury
$8,000 ÷ 2,000 shares = $4 cost per treasury share
for $4 per share
Cr Dr
July 19 Cash 4,000
Treasury Stock, common 2,000
Paid-In Capital, Treasury Stock 2,000
Sold 500 treasury shares for $8 per share
Cr Dr
Aug. 27 Cash 600
Paid-in Captial, treasury stock 1,000
Treasury stock, common 1,600
Sold 500 treasury shares for $1.50 per share
Stock Options
Market
price of
Option stock $75
purchase per share.
price $30
per share.
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Stock Options
Reed, Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For Year Ended December 31, 2008
Legal Contractual
Loan agreements
Most states restrict
can include
the amount of
restrictions on
treasury stock
paying
purchases to the
dividends below a
amount of retained
certain amount of
earnings.
retained earnings.
Reed, Inc.
Statement of Retained Earnings
For Year Ended December 31, 2008
If earnings go up,
will the market price
of my stock follow?
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