{"id":554,"date":"2022-10-04T10:27:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=554"},"modified":"2022-10-04T10:27:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T10:27:42","slug":"share-capital","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/share-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Share Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Share capital refers to the portion of a company's equity that is owned by shareholders. The share capital of a company can be divided into two categories: common stock and preferred stock. Common stock is the most basic form of share capital and represents ownership in a company. Preferred stock is a more senior form of share capital and typically entitles the holder to certain privileges, such as preference in the event of a liquidation.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":769,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"11\":4,\"12\":0}'>Share <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/capital\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Capital refers to the amount of money that has been invested in a company or enterprise. It is also used to describe the funds available to a business to grow, expand, and create tangible assets. In essence, capital represents the financial foundation of a company or venture. The amount of capital required to start and&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">capital<\/a> refers to the portion of a company&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/equity\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"In finance, equity is ownership of a company or investment. It can be represented by stocks, bonds, or assets. When someone owns equity, they have a claim on the company's assets and earnings. Equity can be used to finance a company or investment, providing a source of capital. Equity can also be used to measure&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">equity<\/a> that is owned by <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/shareholder\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"A shareholder is an individual or institution that owns shares in a company. Shareholders are typically entitled to vote on matters of corporate governance, receive dividends, and participate in the sale or liquidation of the company. While shareholders may benefit from the growth of the company, they also bear the risk of loss if the&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">shareholder<\/a>s. The share <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/capital\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Capital refers to the amount of money that has been invested in a company or enterprise. It is also used to describe the funds available to a business to grow, expand, and create tangible assets. In essence, capital represents the financial foundation of a company or venture. The amount of capital required to start and&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">capital<\/a> of a company can be divided into two categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/common-stock\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Common stock is a type of securities that represents ownership in a corporation. The holder of common stock has the right to vote on corporate matters, receive dividends, and participate in the growth of the corporation. Common stock is issued by a corporation in return for cash or other assets.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">common stock<\/a> and preferred stock. <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/common-stock\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Common stock is a type of securities that represents ownership in a corporation. The holder of common stock has the right to vote on corporate matters, receive dividends, and participate in the growth of the corporation. Common stock is issued by a corporation in return for cash or other assets.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Common stock<\/a> is the most basic form of share <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/capital\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Capital refers to the amount of money that has been invested in a company or enterprise. It is also used to describe the funds available to a business to grow, expand, and create tangible assets. In essence, capital represents the financial foundation of a company or venture. The amount of capital required to start and&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">capital<\/a> and represents ownership in a company. Preferred stock is a more senior form of share <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/capital\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Capital refers to the amount of money that has been invested in a company or enterprise. It is also used to describe the funds available to a business to grow, expand, and create tangible assets. In essence, capital represents the financial foundation of a company or venture. The amount of capital required to start and&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">capital<\/a> and typically entitles the holder to certain privileges, such as preference in the event of a <a href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/liquidation\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Liquidation occurs when a company is unable to pay its debts and is forced to sell off its assets in order to repay creditors. In some cases, the company may be able to reorganize its debt and avoid liquidation, but in others, it may be necessary to dissolve the company entirely. Liquidation can be a&hellip;\" class=\"encyclopedia\">liquidation<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share capital refers to the portion of a company&#8217;s equity that is owned by shareholders. The share capital of a company can be divided into two categories: common stock and preferred stock. Common stock is the most basic form of share capital and represents ownership in a company. Preferred stock is a more senior form &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/encyclopedia\/share-capital\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Share Capital<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"encyclopedia-tag":[],"class_list":["post-554","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/554"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfastsg.com\/offshore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}