Course Code: COM-405 Course Title: Credit Hours: 3 (3-0) : Introduction To Business Finance
Course Code: COM-405 Course Title: Credit Hours: 3 (3-0) : Introduction To Business Finance
EQUITY SHARES
PREFERENCE SHARES
DEFERRED SHARES
Equity Shares
The equity shares or ordinary shares are those
shares on which the dividend is paid after the
dividend on fixed rate has been paid on preference
shares.
Equity Shares
Characteristics:
No fixed rate of dividend.
Dividend is paid after dividend at a fixed rate is paid on
preference shares.
At the time of liquidation, capital on equity is paid after
preference shares have been paid back in full.
Non redeemable.
Equity shareholders have voting rights & thus, control
the working of the Company.
Equityshareholders are the real owners of the
Company.
Preference shares
Preference shares are those shares which carry with
them preferential rights for their holders, i.e,
preferential right as to fixed rate of dividend & as to
repayment of capital at the time of winding up of
the Company.
Preference shares
Characteristics :
Fixed rate of dividend.
Priority as to payment of dividend.
Preference as to repayment of capital during
liquidation of the Company.
Generally preference shareholders do not have
voting rights.
Kinds of Preference Shares
On the basis of cumulating of dividend: