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Encyclopedia > Minority interest

Minority interest in business is an accounting concept that refers to ownership of a company that is less than 50% of outstanding shares. Minority interest is reported on the consolidated balance sheet of the owning company between liabilities and equity sections to reflect the part of assets belonging to other, non-controlling shareholders. Also, minority interest is reported on the consolidated income statement as a share of profit belonging to minority shareholders. It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... In business, the shares outstanding (example) is all company shares less eventual treasury stock (example). ... In formal bookkeeping and accounting, a balance sheet is a statement of the book value of all of the assets and liabilities (including equity) of a business or other organization or person at a particular date, such as the end of a fiscal year. ... In the most general sense, a liability is anything that is a hinderance, or puts one at a disadvantage. ... The Court of Chancery, London, early 19th century This article is about the concept of equity in the jurisprudence of common law countries. ... In business and accounting an asset is anything owned, whether in possession or by right to take possession, by a person or a group acting together, e. ... An Income Statement, also called a Profit and Loss Statement (P&L), is a financial statement for companies that indicates how net revenue (money received from the sale of products and services before expenses are taken out, also known as the top line) is transformed into net income (the result...


Minority interest is an integral part of the enterprise value of a company. Enterprise value (sometimes Total enterprise value, or TEV) is a market-based measure of a companys value. ...


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The Articles of Incorporation (sometimes also referred to as the Certificate of Incorporation or the Charter) are the primary rules governing the management of a corporation, and are filed with a state or other regulatory agency. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Issued capital. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Voting interest in business and accounting is a percentage of voting stock owned. ... Business valuation is a process applied by qualified valuation experts to determine the fair market value of an owner’s interest in a business. ...

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Minority interest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (106 words)
Minority interest in business is ownership of a company that is less than 50% of outstanding shares.
Revenue and expense from "minority interests" are sometimes reported on the income statement of the owning company.
In the latter case, it is used to refer to the share of a company's profits (and assets) that belong to other shareholders in partially owned subsidiaries.
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