dilution of stock value
1Stock dilution — is a general term that results from the issue of additional common shares by a company. This increase in common shares of a stock can result from a secondary market offering, employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of convertible… …
2Stock — For capital stock in the sense of the fixed input of a production function, see Physical capital. For other uses, see Stock (disambiguation). Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities …
3dilution — di·lu·tion /dī lü shən, də / n 1: a lessening of real value (as of equity) by a decrease in relative worth; specif: a decrease of the value per share of common stock caused by an increase in the total number of shares 2: a lessening of the value… …
4Stock option expensing — is a method of accounting for the value of share options, distributed as incentives to employees, within the profit and loss reporting of a listed business. It is an accounting standard thought by several Socially Responsible Investors to improve …
5dilution — (1) The difference between gross sales and net sales. Dilution is caused by sales that are reversed as a result of returns and/or allowances. (2) The reduction in an existing stockholder s position that results from the issuance of new shares.… …
6Stock market — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
7Dilution — Diminution in the proportion of income to which each share is entitled. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dilute di‧lute [daɪˈluːt] verb [transitive] FINANCE if a company dilutes its shares or the earnings on its shares, it increases… …
8dilution — A reduction in *value. In the case of *common stock, dilution refers to a reduction in the value of a *stockholder’s share of *equity or a reduction in the proportion of shares held by a stockholder. This can occur when a corporation issues… …
9dilution protection — Standard provision that changes the conversion ratio in the case of a stock dividend or extraordinary distribution to avoid dilution of a convertible bondholder s potential equity position. Adjustment usually requires a split or stock dividend in …
10dilution — noun Date: 1646 1. the action of diluting ; the state of being diluted 2. something (as a solution) that is diluted 3. a lessening of real value (as of equity) by a decrease in relative worth; specifically a decrease of per share value of common… …
