What is meant by a 'Share'? Given any two difference between 'Preference Shares' and 'Equity Shares'.
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Solution
Shares, as applied to the capital of a company, refer to the units into which the
total share capital of a company is divided. Thus, a share is a fractional part of
the share capital and forms the basis of ownership interest in a company. The
persons who contribute money through shares are called shareholders.
As per Section 86 of The Companies Act, a company can issue
two types of shares (1) preference shares, and (2) equity shares (also called
ordinary shares).
Preference share holder gets fixed dividend whereas equity share holder get dividend as per profit and loss of company.
Preference share are redeemable whereas equity shares are not redeemable.