eget kapital

English translation: equity capital

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Swedish term or phrase:eget kapital
English translation:equity capital
Entered by: Meadow Media

12:42 May 11, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Swedish term or phrase: eget kapital
Vad blir termen i en resultaträkning?
Meadow Media
Local time: 05:48
equity capital/ owned capital
Explanation:
The part of the capital invested in the company by the owners and the share-holders, not various creditors. Capital raised from owners.

Financial risk covers those risks that threaten the financial health of the farm business. The capital structure of any business includes both debt (borrowed) and equity (owned) capital.
http://www.alcorn.edu/outreach/farmmanagement/Financ.htm.

For a balance sheet model, see: www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/balance_sheet.htm
Selected response from:

Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 04:48
Grading comment
Thanks! I chose yours as I agree that you can't say shareholder's equity if the company doesn't have shares.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6shareholders' equity
Billy McCormac (X)
4 +2equity capital/ owned capital
Daphne Theodoraki
5 +1equity (capital) / capital resources
Ingar A. Milnes


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
shareholders' equity


Explanation:
see the link!


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22sh...
Billy McCormac (X)
Local time: 04:48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Kynerd: *thumbs up* At least for share companies (corporations). Other kinds of companies would require other terms.
0 min

agree  JessicaC
3 mins

agree  Mario Marcolin
7 mins

agree  KirstyMacC (X)
29 mins

agree  PEK (X)
1 hr

agree  Anna Blanck
2 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
equity capital/ owned capital


Explanation:
The part of the capital invested in the company by the owners and the share-holders, not various creditors. Capital raised from owners.

Financial risk covers those risks that threaten the financial health of the farm business. The capital structure of any business includes both debt (borrowed) and equity (owned) capital.
http://www.alcorn.edu/outreach/farmmanagement/Financ.htm.

For a balance sheet model, see: www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/balance_sheet.htm


    Reference: http://www.investorwords.com/1727/equity_capital.html
    Reference: http://www.tutor2u.net/business/accounts/balance_sheet.htm
Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 04:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks! I chose yours as I agree that you can't say shareholder's equity if the company doesn't have shares.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iouri Belov
29 mins

agree  KirstyMacC (X): equity share capital if a co.; if not, capital employed. Not 'owned capital',
5 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
equity (capital) / capital resources


Explanation:
In the case of a one-person business, for example, one wouldn't talk about "shareholder's" equity?!


    Dietl/Lorenz Ger-BE for "Eigenkapital"
Ingar A. Milnes
Local time: 04:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KirstyMacC (X): If a sole proprietorship/trade, yes > capital employed.
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