Paid-in Capital

Paid-in Capital - Paid-in Capital is the amount of monetary value paid in by the stock investors during the common or preferred stock issuances, including the par value of the shares themselves. Paid-in capital is representative of the funds recently raised by the company or corporation derived from equity and not from ongoing operations. It is a company or corporations balance sheet entry list under stockholder equity, often shown in conjunction with, or alongside the balance sheet entry for additional capital raised. It compares to the capital and the difference between the two values which equal the premium paid by the initial investors.