
Why are we studying Stockholders’ Equity • Owners Investments • Residual Equity • Required Reconciliation Statement
2. Components of Shareholders Equity • Capital Stock • Preferred Stock • Additional Paid in Capital • Treasury Stock • Other changes in Assets Accounts • Investments • Pensions • Foreign Currency
Preferred Stock • 1. preferred as to dividends • 2. preference as to assets upon liquidation • 3. convertible into common stock • 4. callable at option of corporation • 5. non-voting
Preferred Stock • Cumulative preferred • Dividends in arrears • Participating preferred • Convertible preferred • Participation limited • Callable preferred • Call premium
Preferred Stock With WarrantsAPB 14 • PS$ = FMV-PS/ (FMV-PS+FMV-warrants) x proceeds • W$ = FMV-Warrants/ (FMV-PS+FMV-warrants) x proceeds • PS = 115,192 = 119,000/(119,000+6,000)x121,000 • Warrants = 5,808 = 6,000/(119,000+6,000)x121,000
4. Treasury Stock • Why? • Non taxable to shareholders • Increase Earnings per Share • Increase return on Equity • To provide shares for compensation agreements • To thwart take over attempts • To make a market for the stock
Treasury Stock • Treasury stock is not an asset • Treasury stock is issued but not outstanding • Accounting for Purchase • Cost method • Par value method (seldom used)
Green MailBlack Mail? • When Common stock is re-acquired at a price substantially greater than the market value • Thwart takeover attempt • Seller may agree to • Restrict purchases • Abandon acquisition