Accounting ACCT 2610 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Initial Public Offering, Treasury Stock, Dividend

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Corporations can raise large amounts of capital because large and small investors can participate in ownership. Corporations are governed by a board of directors elected by the stockholders. Receive a proportional share of the distribution of remaining assets upon liquidation. The authorized number of shares is the maximum number of shares of a corporation"s capital stock that can be issued as specified in the charter. Issued shares represent the total number of shares of stock that have been sold. Stock that has been bought back is called treasury stock. Outstanding shares refer to the total number of shares of stock that are owned by stockholders. Outstanding shares = issued shares - treasury stock. Earnings per share = net income / average number of common shares outstanding. Most corporations issue two types of stock: common stock and preferred stock. All issue common stock but only some issue preferred stock. Common stock is the basic voting stock issued by a corporation.

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