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A share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.
''Shareholder value - companies.''
 
An ordinary share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.
 


Its main features normally include:
Its main features normally include:
- A right to a proportion of any residual assets of the company on a liquidation. 


- A right to receive any dividends declared.
- A right to receive any dividends declared.
- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.
- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.
- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.
- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.


Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates.  More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.
 
This type of share is also known as common stock, or an equity share.
 
 
All shares that are not equity shares are known as non-equity shares.
 
Non-equity shares include preference shares.
 
 
Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates.   
 
More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Allotment]]
* [[Allotment]]
* [[Allotted share capital]]
* [[Authorised share capital]]
* [[Basic earnings per share]]
* [[Bond]]
* [[Called up share capital]]
* [[Common stock]]
* [[Concert party]]
* [[Concert party]]
* [[Control]]
* [[Diluted earnings per share]]
* [[Dilution]]
* [[Dilution]]
* [[Dividend]]
* [[Dividend per share]]  (DPS)
* [[Earnings per share]]  (EPS)
* [[Equity]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Equity capital]]
* [[Equity capital]]
* [[Equity market]]
* [[Equity market]]
* [[Equity share]]
* [[Equity security]]
* [[FA 1985 Pool]]
* [[FA 1985 Pool]]
* [[Flowback]]
* [[Flowback]]
* [[Fully paid share capital]]
* [[Gilts]]
* [[Issued share capital]]
* [[Issued share capital]]
* [[Liquidation]]
* [[Listing]]
* [[Lognormally distributed share returns]]
* [[Member]]
* [[Non-equity security]]
* [[NOSH]]
* [[Ordinary shares]]
* [[Outstanding share capital]]
* [[Paper]]
* [[Penny shares]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Residual assets]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Scrip issue]]
* [[Share buy-back]]
* [[Share capital]]
* [[Share capital]]
* [[Share for share exchange]]
* [[Share of wallet]]
* [[Share premium]]
* [[Share premium account]]
* [[Share price]]
* [[Share split]]
* [[Shareholder]]
* [[Shareholder value]]
* [[Shareholders’ funds]]
* [[Shareholders’ wealth]]
* [[Shareholding]]
* [[Stakeholder]]
* [[Stock]]
* [[Stock exchange]]
* [[Substantial shareholding]]
* [[Treasury shares]]
* [[Value share]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, 21 June 2024

Shareholder value - companies.

An ordinary share in a company is a proportionate ownership right in the company.


Its main features normally include:

- A right to a proportion of any residual assets of the company on a liquidation.

- A right to receive any dividends declared.

- A right to vote in general meetings of the company.

- An obligation to subscribe equity capital of a fixed amount per share.


This type of share is also known as common stock, or an equity share.


All shares that are not equity shares are known as non-equity shares.

Non-equity shares include preference shares.


Historically, shares were evidenced by paper certificates.

More commonly, they are now recorded in electronic form.


See also