After reading this article you will learn about over and under capitalisation of a company. Over-Capitalization of a Company: An over capitalized firm can be compared to a (fat) man who has got fat more than required and suffers from variety of diseases. Over-capitalization implies that the total capital of the company (owned capital plus borrowed capital) is in excess [...]
This article will help you to make comparison between over-capitalisation and under-capitalisation. Comparison # Over-Capitalisation: This state of affairs for a concern occurs where the amount of the shares issued is much in excess of actual requirement, and thus the rate of profit, i.e., the dividend rate will be too low to allow the shares to sell at par value. [...]
After reading this essay you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Capitalisation 2. Theories of Capitalisation 3. Types. Essay # Meaning of Capitalisation: A.S. Dewing says, "the term capitalisation or the valuation of capital includes the capital stock and debt." Attention is focused on the quantitative aspect only. In this sense, it includes ownership capital and the borrowed capital as [...]