A maneuver in which a company reduces the number of shares outstanding by exchanging a fractional amount of a new share for each outstanding share of stock.
A process whereby a corporation reduces the number of outstanding shares without affecting the market value of its stock.
A company's reduction in the number of shares of stock to entice new investors. The opposite of a stock split, a reverse split means the company will decrease the number of shares to raise share price. Your percentage of ownership in the company remains the same.
A decrease in the number of shares and a proportionate increase in the price per share which effectively maintains the market capitalization of a security.
A proportionate decrease in the shares of stock held by stockholders. For example, a one-for-three split would result in the stockholders' owning one share for every three shares owned before the split. A company generally institutes a reverse split in order to increase the market price of its stock. Such an act is quite unusual. Compare Split.--Also called split down.
a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
a method of reducing the number of out- standing shares or shareholders in a bank, and re- structuring ownership interest
a reduction of a company's shares into less shares
a special kind of stock split which reduces the number of shares outstanding
A reverse stock split represents a decrease in the amount of shares outstanding, all the while keeping the total value of shares unchanged. Thus, the percentage of a shareholder's equity in a company that has a reverse stock split remains constant. Although the amount of shares diminishes, their value increases proportionately.
A proportionate decrease in the number of shares. Shareholders maintain the same shareholding percentage as they did before the split. For example, a 1-for-3 split would result in shareholders owning 1 share for every 3 shares owned before the split. A company generally undertakes a reverse split to increase its share price and attract investors or peg its share price closer to those of similar companies.
An action by which the issuer replaces outstanding, low-priced stock with a reduced number of shares, each at a higher proportionate market price. A reverse split can make the stock more attractive to investors who avoid low-priced stock in the belief that such securities are speculative.
This is where a company reduces the number of outstanding shares by decreasing the number of available shares and combining their value into the fewer shares. This has the effect of increasing the stock's par value. This is often used by companies whose stock is about to be delisted from an exchange because of its low price.
Increases the par value per share with a corresponding reduction in the number of shares outstanding, with no change in common stock.
Decrease in shares held by shareholders but not in value.
A proportionate decrease in the number of shares, but not the value of shares of stock held by shareholders. Shareholders maintain the same percentage of equity as before the split. For example, a 1-for-3 split would result in stockholders owning 1 share for every 3 shares owned before the split. A firm generally institutes a reverse split to boost its stock's market price and attract investors.
A reduction in the number of a corporation's shares outstanding that increases the par value of its stock or its earnings per share. The market value of the total number of shares (market capitalization) remains the same.