Ordinary shares: related pages

An number shown on the balance sheet; the total of the par values of all shares in issue.

The stake a businesses owners have in it; assets minus liabilities.

A hybrid security or hybrid instrument is a security that has characteristics of both debt and equity.

Shares that pay fixed dividends: payment of both dividends and capital takes priority over that of ordinary shares.

The particular combination of debt, equity (shares) and other sources used by a company to finance its long term requirement for capital.

The proposition that the proportion of debt to equity does not affect the total value (debt + equity) of a company.

The economic analysis of the conflicts of interest between owners and managers of assets.

A share with special voting rights, typically veto powers under certain cirumstances.

Shares issued to the founders of a company that may have different characteristics from ordinary shares.