How to Calculate Stockholders’ Equity for a Balance Sheet The Motley Fool
A higher market value than book value suggests investors have high expectations for the company's future, while a lower market value implies the opposite. Paid-in capital, also known as contributed capital, represents the total amount of money that a company has received from investors in exchange for its stock. This includes both the par value of the issued shares and any amounts paid over the par value (the APIC). Company equity is an essential metric when determining the return being [...]
