What Is It Called When a Company Offers a Stock

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is it called when a company offers a stock for sale to the general public for the first time?

• A) primary market
• B) initial public offering
• C) durability
• D) preferred stock

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Definitions:

Debt-Ratio

is a financial metric that compares a company's total debt to its total assets, showing how much of the company's assets are financed by debt.

Capital Structure

Refers to how a firm finances its overall activities and growth through different sources of funds, such as debt and equity.

M&M Proposition I

A theory stating that, in a perfect market, the value of a firm is unaffected by how it is financed, regardless of the debt-to-equity ratio.

Capital Structure

Refers to the way a corporation finances its assets through a combination of equity, debt, or hybrid securities.