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There can be various factors, but a primary reason is the need or desire to raise a certain amount of funds to fuel the company's growth plans. Also, investor demand (or lack of demand) for the companies shares can raise or lower the initial amount of shares to be issued. As well, the overall market opportunity or industry capital requirements can generally determine how many shares will be raised; for example, an airline company will likely need to issue many more shares than a software company.
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What determines the price of stock?
The market price of a share of stock is determined by the forces of demand and supply. Shares represent partitions in the ownership of a company.
How do you become stockholder?
You purchase shares in the company. This will only be possible if the shares are for sale. If it is a public company you can buy the shares on the stock exchange where those shares are traded. If it is a privately owned company you would need to buy the shares from one of the owners.
Which of following best represents the most direct power that stockholders have over the operations of a company?
Stockholders can sell their shares in the company at any time.
Role of the JSE in the economy?
to list shares of a company
What are the benefits of investing your money vs. just putting it in a savings account?
Investing your money in a company, could bring me you a yearly amount dependant on the number of shares purchased. You must look on the stock markey to buu shares in a Public Limited Company, whereas, a friend or family member must own a Private Limited Company, and they must invite you to buy shares, before you can purchase shares within a Private Limited Company
Can you explain how shares work in a private company?
In a private company, shares represent ownership in the company. When you own shares in a private company, you have a stake in the business and may receive dividends or have voting rights. The number of shares you own determines your ownership percentage in the company.
What do you mean by number of outstanding shares?
Number of shares held by investors for a company. For instance, if a company goes public and issues 100,000 shares, then the number of shares outstanding is 100,000. This number can be found on the balance sheet of a company!
Can you explain how shares in a private company work?
Shares in a private company represent ownership stakes in the business. Investors can buy shares to become partial owners of the company. The number of shares a person owns determines their ownership percentage and potential profits if the company does well. Private company shares are not traded on public stock exchanges, so buying and selling them is usually limited to a smaller group of investors.
What are the subsequent issues of shares of a company called after the IPO?
They are called Secondary Offering.
When company issues shares at a premium the amount of premium may be received by the company?
yes,the company can receive the amount of premium.
For the company who had already have IPO mif they want to issue the new shares are they need to make another IPO?
No. A company can issue an IPO only once. They can issue new shares through bonus shares or through rights issues.
What circumstance are bonus shares issued in a company?
When company is in short of money and they have amount available in the form of reserves then company issues the bonus shares and uses the reserves as a working capital to run day to day business or use for investment opportunities.
What determines the price of stock?
The market price of a share of stock is determined by the forces of demand and supply. Shares represent partitions in the ownership of a company.
Do market shares burden the company?
Market Shares depend upon the company prices. If market down then company shares will be down. Then its true that market shares is always burden for the company.
What is the process for receiving a loan stock dividend?
To receive a loan stock dividend, you must own shares of the company that issues the dividend. The company will announce the dividend payment date, and you will receive the dividend in the form of additional shares of stock or cash, depending on the company's policy.
What happens to the stock of a publicly traded company in chapter 11 if it is bought out by another company?
It can be two ways. If the other company is a publicly traded company, the shares of the acquired company would get merged with the acquiring company's shares. All shareholders of the acquired company would be issued new shares of the acquiring company at a ratio that would be defined during the acquisition. If the other company is not a publicly traded company, they may opt to retain the stocks in the market of buy them all from the investors at a predefined price that gets fixed during the acquisition.
What is a way to buy shares off a public company?
In the UK from time to time, public limited companies issue shares which the public can subscribe to, direct to the Company rather than buying them through a Stock Exchange. This will happen when the company launches perhaps or if the Company needs to raise money quickly and is not sure that the shareholders will subscribe to them all. The other ways a company issues shares are through a rights or scrip issue but one has to have some shares already in that company first to either subscribe to them or receive them.
