Let us start with the fact that shareholders only own the shares of the corporation, they do not own the corporation. To understand the fact present above, understand that law treats corporations as legal persons i.e. corporation can own assets, can borrow, file taxes etc. The chairs and tables at corporate office belong to the corporation, and not to the shareholders. It is clear that if a corporation goes bankrupt, only property of corporation are at risk, not shareholder’s personal property. Also if a shareholder goes bankrupt, she/he cannot sell corporate property to pay off debts.
Shareholders own the shares of the company and company owns the assets. So it is very incorrect to say that you own one third of a company if you own 33% shares of the company. Instead you can say that you own 100% of one third of company’s shares. Owning shares gives you the right to vote in shareholder meetings, earn profits etc.
As discussed in previous blog, the initial shareholders, when the company was founded, are cofounders and early investors. For example, if there are 3 early investors in the company, then they own one third of the company’s shares. Now as the business grows they may contact other investors to expand their capital. Till this moment the company is private. Working with private investment is not possible after a time period (for company’s growth). Therefore company may consider an Initial Public Offering or IPO. Considering an IPO transforms a company from Private to Public.
Before discussing the types of Stocks, let us discuss what the meaning of dividend is.
Dividend
A dividend is a portion of company’s earning which is paid to company’s shareholders. It is managed by company’s board of directors. They are paid as cash payments, as shares of stock, or other property. The most common mode among them is Cash Dividends. Dividend originates from company’s net profit & the maximum part of which is kept by company for further development while rest is paid to the shareholders.
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