financial structure, capital structure and capitalization

Essentials Of Investments
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  1. Do financial structure, capital structure and capitalization have the same meaning? if now define each one.
  2. Compare capital structure with the financial structure.
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Financial structure, capital structure and capitalization have the not same meaning.


A capital structure is made up of various long-term funding sources. A financial structure is a collection of many long- and short-term funding sources. The Liabilities portion of the Balance Sheet contains information about the Capital Structure.

 

Capitalization refers to the total amount of capital raised through shares, debentures, bonds, loans, and retained earnings. The capitalisation of the company is composed of its capital structure. In contrast to long-term loans, capitalization refers to ongoing investment in businesses. Capitalization can be distinguished from capital structure. The word "capital structure" is general and refers to the qualitative side of finance. While capitalization is a specific phrase that only refers to the quantitative component.

 

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