Shareholders

A dividend is the distribution of profits by a corporation to its shareholders. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, it is able to pay a portion of the profit as a dividend to shareholders. Any amount not distributed is taken to be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings). The current year's profit as well as the retained earnings of previous years are available for distribution; a corporation is usually prohibited from paying a dividend out of its capital. Distribution to shareholders may be in cash (usually by bank transfer) or, if the corporation has a dividend reinve

A shareholder (in the United States often referred to as a stockholder) refers to an individual or legal entity (such as another corporation, a body politic, a trust or partnership) who is registered by the corporation as the legal owner of shares of its share capital. Both public companies and private corporation have shareholders. Shareholders may also be referred to as members of a corporation. A person or legal entity becomes a shareholder in a corporation when they acquire shares and their name and other details are entered in the corporation's register of shareholders or members, and unl

difference between the value of the assets/interest and the cost of the liabilities of something owned

meeting of the general membership of a corporation or other organization, held annually

defense against a business takeover by threatening to dilute shares

shareholder that uses an equity stake in a corporation to influence management

Agreement between shareholders

business term

percentage of voting stock shares sufficient to prevent opposition

decrease in existing shareholders' ownership percentage of a company as a result of the company issuing new equity

Non-controlling interest, belonging to other investors

Lawsuit brought by a company shareholder

in finance

measure of the performance of different companies' stocks and shares over time