fully paid share capital
total paid by investors for capital holdings the amount of the share capital when all calls have been paid on all issued shares.
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- Also called fully paid-up capital.
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total paid by investors for capital holdings the amount of the share capital when all calls have been paid on all issued shares.
with the development of option incentives, whereby management was given the option to subscribe for shares at a given price, in the 1980s. It became more pronounced in the 1990s and was particularly prevalent in the United States.
By Andrew Smithers
Equity financing includes owners’ equity, venture capital (equity capital provided to a private firm in exchange for a share ownership of the firm), common equity, and warrants (the right to buy a share of stock in a company at a fixed price during the life of the warrant
By Meziane Lasfer
To enable cash flow to be properly assessed it is important to accurately calculate the amount of funds necessary to support capital expenditure—and for the business to continue to operate. This is known as capex per share.
Entrepreneurs may require both debt and equity financing, and often start their firms by financing growth through equity. Equity capital is money invested in the venture with no legal obligation on the entrepreneur to repay the principal amount or to pay interest on it; however, it requires sharing the ownership and profits with the funding source, and possibly also paying dividends to equity investors.
By Siri Terjesen
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