Share or equity
Hi,
I have two quick questions.
1) In my native language we need to make a distinction between basic and ownership equity when talking about the balance sheet. I'm not sure if they are called like that. Perhaps you'll be able to tell me if I'm right or not.
2) What's the difference between these three sentences?
"I have 20% equity in the company."
"I own 20% of company shares."
"I have a 20% stake in the company."
Thank you.
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Ann225 1) In my native language we need to make a distinction between basic and ownership equity when talking about the balance sheet. I'm not sure if they are called like that. Perhaps you'll be able to tell me if I'm right or not.
- Ann225 1) In my native language we need to make a distinction between basic and ownership equity when talking about the balance sheet.
- I'm not sure if they are called like that.
- Perhaps you'll be able to tell me if I'm right or not.
- What does the distinction refer to?
- Is the distinction just whether the shares are owned by the company's founders or owned by subsequent investors, or are the shares intrinsically different in nature?
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Ann2251) In my native language we need to make a distinction between basic and ownership equity when talking about the balance sheet. I'm not sure if they are called like that. Perhaps you'll be able to tell me if I'm right or not.
What does the distinction refer to? Is the distinction just whether the shares are owned by the company's founders or owned by
0You can have equity without having shares. As far as I know, only incorporated companies (corporations) have and offer shares, but all companies have equity, which is the sum of liabilities and owner's equity.
I'm sure if you Google such terms as 'equity', 'owner's equity', and 'shareholder's equity', you'll find out a lot more about it.
'stake' is more like an ordinary English wo
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