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What is equity?
The word ‘equity’ is used in several financial compound
terms. For example, ROE, which stands for return on equity,
compares a firm’s net profit directly to the value of its
equities.
Equity is also what a shareholder owns in a corporation,
entitling him or her to part of that entity’s profits (dividends)
and a measure of control (shareholder voting rights).
Equity is the ownership of any asset after any liabilities
associated with the asset are cleared. For example, if you own
a car worth $25,000, but you owe $10,000 on that vehicle,
the car represents $15,000 equity.
Note Receivable
Notes receivable is a balance sheet item, that records the value of
promissory notes that a business is owed and should receive payment for.
A written promissory note gives the holder, or bearer, the right to
receive the amount outlined in the legal agreement. Promissory notes
are a written promise to pay cash to another party on or before a
specified future date.
These are basically legal claims and these legal contracts are
subject to future cash at a predefined maturity value and
predetermined time frame.
Example of Financial Asset
Certificate of Deposit (CD
Bonds
Stocks
Cash or Cash Equivalent
Bank Deposits
Loans & Receivables
Derivatives
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Liabilities are obligations of the company; they are amounts owed to creditors
for a past transaction and they usually have the word "payable" in their account
title. Along with owner's equity, liabilities can be thought of as a source of the
company's assets. They can also be thought of as a claim against a company's
assets. For example, a company's balance sheet reports assets of $100,000 and
Accounts Payable of $40,000 and owner's equity of $60,000. The source of the
company's assets are creditors/suppliers for $40,000 and the owners for
$60,000. The creditors/suppliers have a claim against the company's assets and
the owner can claim what remains after the Accounts Payable have been paid.
Liabilities also include amounts received in advance for future services. Since
the amount received (recorded as the asset Cash) has not yet been earned, the
company defers the reporting of revenues and instead reports a liability such as
Unearned Revenues or Customer Deposits. (For a further discussion on
deferred revenues/prepayments see the Explanation of Adjusting Entries.)
EXAMPLE OF FINANCIAL LIABLITIES
Notes Payable
Accounts Payable
Salaries Payable
Wages Payable
Interest Payable
Other Accrued Expenses Payable
Income Taxes Payable
Customer Deposits
Warranty Liability
Lawsuits Payable
Unearned Revenues
Bonds Payable
NOTE PAYABLE
Notes Payable is a general ledger liability account in which a
company records the face amounts of the promissory notes
that it has issued. The balance in Notes Payable represents the
amounts that remain to be paid.
An example of a notes payable is a loan issued to a
company by a bank. Similar Terms. A note payable is also
known as a loan or a promissory note
Loans Payable
A loan payable differs from accounts payable in that accounts payable do
not charge interest (unless payment is late), and are typically based on
goods or services acquired. A loan payable charges interest, and is
usually based on the earlier receipt of a certain sum of cash from a
lender.
Loan payables need to be classified under current or non-current
liabilities depending on the maturity of loan re-payment. For example, if
a loan is to be repaid in 3 years' time, the liability would be recognized
under non-current liabilities. After 2 years, the liability will be re-
classified under current liabilities, when the loan is due to be settled
within one year.
Treasury bills are short-term debt instruments that mature within a year.
They can be redeemed only at maturity. They are sold at a discount if
sold before maturity.
Equity Instrument
An equity instrument refers to a document which serves as a
legally applicable evidence of the ownership right in a firm,
like a share certificate. Equity instruments are, generally,
issued to company shareholders and are used to fund the
business. It is, however, not necessary that the issued equity
must return a dividend for it is based on profits and the
terms of business.
Categories of equity instrument
Common stock is one of the equity instruments issued by a public company to raise funds from the
public. The shareholders have the privilege of being entitled to co-ownership of the company in
addition to having the right to vote at the shareholders meeting as per the proportion of shares.
Besides, they also have rights to take decision in important issues like raising capital to pay dividends
and merging business. Moreover, the shareholders can also apply for new shares when the company
has increased capital or issues a new allocation to the shareholders.
Convertible debenture is another type of equity instrument which is similar to common bonds, the
only difference being that a convertible debenture can be converted into common stock during the
particular rates and prices mentioned in the prospectus. Convertible debentures are quite popular
for profitable returns from converted stock are higher than those form common bonds.
Preferred stock, another equity instrument, involves shareholders’ participation as a business owner
as in common stock. The variation lies in that the preferred shareholders are entitled to receive
repayment of capital prior to the common shareholders.
Depository receipt is an equity instrument which entitles the rights to reference common bonds,
ordinary debentures, and convertible debentures. Investors holding a depository receipt get benefits
as shareholders of listed companies in every respects, be it the voting rights or financial rights in the
listed companies.
Transferable Subscription Rights (TSR) is an equity instrument issued by a company to all
shareholders in proporti8on numbers of shares already held by them. This instrument is used as
evidence in shares of the company. The existing shareholders can sell/transfer their rights to others
if they do not want to exercise their shares.
Financial Market
Financial Market refers to a marketplace, where creation and
trading of financial assets, such as shares, debentures, bonds,
derivatives, currencies, etc. take place. It plays a crucial role
in allocating limited resources, in the country's economy.
A financial market is a market where buyers and sellers trade
commodities, financial securities, foreign exchange, and
other freely exchangeable items (fungible items) and
derivatives of value at low transaction costs and at prices that
are determined by market forces.
Financial Institution
financial institution is responsible for the supply of money to the
market through the transfer of funds from investors to the
companies in the form of loans, deposits, and investments. Large
financial institutions such as JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Goldman
Sachs or Morgan Stanley can even control the flow of money in an
economy.