all changes in shareholders' equity during a period excpet for changes resluting from the sale or repurchase of shares, or from the payment of dividends.
contributed capital
total amount of cash paid or other assets contributed by shareholders in exhange for share capital
Cumulative dividend
preferred shares that give current dividends and unpaid dividends from previous years
Legal Capital
The amount per share that must be retained in a business for the protection of corporate creditors
Redeemable (callable) preferred shares
issuer has right to purchase shares from shareholders at specified future dates and prices
Retained earnings
net income after subtracting net loss and dividends
Retractable preferred shares
shareholders can sell shares to issuer at specified future dates and prices
Return on equity
net income as % of average shareholders' equity
share capital
amount paid to corporation by shareholders in exchange for shares
Basic earnings per share
subtract any preffered dividends from net income and vidiing by the weighted average number of common shares
debt covenant
restriction on a loan which may limit the user of assets for the payment of dividends
declaration date
formal date BOD declares a dividend will be paid
Fully diluted earnings per share
EPS adjusted for max possible dilution that would occur if securities were all common shares
Interperiod tax allocation
allocation of income tax expense between two or more periods to record current tax due and amount due in future (deferred)
Intraperiod tax allocation
associating tax expense with the spcific item that directly affecs the income tax for the period
payment date
date cash dividends are sent to shareholders
payout ratio
% of income distrubuted as cash dividends
cash dividends/net income
record date
date when ownership of shares is determined for dividend purposes
retained earnings restrictions
circumstances that make portion of retained earnings not available for dividends
weighted average number of shares
number of common shares outstanding during the year, with any shares purchased or issued weighted by the fraction of the year they have been outstanding