Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 7

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Thomas Hobbes

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Definitions:

Paid-in Capital

The total amount of money that shareholders have directly invested in a company by purchasing shares during initial offerings or via the secondary market.

Stockholders' Equity

The residual interest in the assets of a corporation that remains after deducting its liabilities, representing ownership interest.

Stock Dividend

A dividend payment made in shares rather than cash, increasing the total number of shares owned by shareholders.

Retained Earnings Statement

A financial statement that shows the amount of earnings a company has kept (retained) over a period, which have not been distributed as dividends to shareholders.