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.
Stockholders' equity, the value of a firm's assets minus the company's total liabilities, has two key sources. The initial building block of stockholders' equity is paid-in capital. The other main source of stockholders' equity is accumulated retained earnings.