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Corporations - Coggle Diagram
Corporations
Shareholder Meetings
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proxy sent to shareholder, if shareholder cant vote, proxy will vote
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Charter
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details in charter = corp name, members, no of shares to issue, date, restrictions
Financial Statements
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Statement of cash flow
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sections
financing activities = issuing new shares, divs
investing activities = sale of capital assets, divs from subsidiary
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Insider Trading
insiders = directors, people in position of powers, ex CEO, >10% ownership, directors of affiliated companies
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penalty = jail, criminal offense, loss of reputation
insider reporting = report every insider trade, publicly available, helps investors about volume
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Depreciation
loss of purchase value after a couple of years of usage; purchase value (price when bought) & salvage value (price when sold)
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By-laws
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rules about shareholder meetings, election/removal of directors, appointment of company officers, declare + pay divs, fiscal year end, signing authority
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Voting rights
one common shareholder = one vote; sometimes more depending on class of shares offered by corp & owned by holder
holders vote for election of board members, company sale, mergers, stock splits, reverse stock splits, compensation packages
Inventory
FIFO = first in first out, while calculating profit, we consider the price of the first acquired product
weighted average method = average out all product prices then divide it by no of products acquired, total price / no of products, while calculating profit, average price is considered
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Takeover bids
buying >20% shares = control position, follow provincial laws, no secret buying, full public disclosure
early warning disclosure = buying >10% shares, publicly file, prevent sneaky accumulation of shares
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Auditor's Report
compulsory for all publicly traded companies, auditors appointed by shareholders, auditors ensure financial statements are following IFRS
Voting trust = cpmpany failing financially; big investor tries to take over; voting rights given until finances stabilize ; transfer of rights = voting trust