An Indian, at Falmouth, had held out a heavy fowling-piece at arms-length by simply thrusting his finger in at the muzzle. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast Samuel Adams Drake There are perch among them of half an arms-length, and the thickness of the biggest of wrists. Grim: The Story of a Pike Svend Fleuron The dapper little gentleman stood off at arms-length to appraise him.
What is stockholders' equity? Stockholders' equity (also known as shareholders' equity) is one of the three elements of a corporation's balance sheet and the accounting equation as outlined here: assets = liabilities + stockholders' equity. Some view stockholders' equity as a source (along with liabilities) of the corporation's assets.
Common stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. The terms voting share or ordinary share are also used frequently in other parts of the world; common stock being primarily used in the United States. It is called common to distinguish it from preferred stock. If both types of stock exist, common stockholders usually cannot be paid dividends until all preferred stock dividends are paid in full; it is possible to have common stock that has dividends that are paid alongside the preferred stock.