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It gives each share a <strong>face value<\/strong> of \u20b910 (or $10). This is just a <strong>nominal number<\/strong>\u2014like printing \u20b910 on a coupon. It doesn&#8217;t necessarily reflect the share&#8217;s real worth in the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Points:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Face value = fixed and set by the company<\/strong> when the stock is created.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>doesn\u2019t change<\/strong>, even if the market price goes up or down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is <strong>used for accounting<\/strong>, calculating things like dividends, and splitting shares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>market value<\/strong> (or trading price) is what people are actually willing to pay for the stock, and that\u2019s usually very different from the face value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simple Example:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A stock has a <strong>face value<\/strong> of \u20b910.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But on the stock market, it is trading at \u20b9500.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This means:<br><strong>Face value = \u20b910<\/strong> (the printed or original value)<br><strong>Market value = \u20b9500<\/strong> (what people are buying\/selling it for)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the face value is just a <strong>formal or legal number<\/strong>, not what the stock is worth in real life today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0175c02253700fdda2f4e56bb44382aa\"><strong>How Face Value of a Stock is decided?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>face value of a stock<\/strong> is <strong>decided by the company itself<\/strong> when it is first formed and ready to issue shares. It&#8217;s usually a small, <strong>arbitrary number<\/strong> and doesn\u2019t depend on market conditions or the company\u2019s real value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here&#8217;s how it&#8217;s decided (in layman\u2019s language):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When a company is formed<\/strong>, it registers with the government and creates its capital structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It decides:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How many shares it wants to issue (say 1,00,000 shares).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What face value to give each share (say \u20b910 per share).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, if the company wants to raise \u20b910 lakh (\u20b91,000,000) in total <strong>initial capital<\/strong>, it issues: \u20b910 face value \u00d7 1,00,000 shares = \u20b910,00,000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why face value is usually low:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>low face value<\/strong> (like \u20b91, \u20b92, or \u20b910) makes it <strong>easier to divide the company into many small parts<\/strong>, so that more investors can afford to buy shares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also helps in <strong>splitting shares<\/strong> later to increase liquidity in the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Face value is <strong>not based on business performance<\/strong>, profits, or company size.<br>It\u2019s just a <strong>formality<\/strong> used for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accounting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Declaring dividends (e.g., &#8220;dividend of 50% on face value&#8221; means \u20b95 if face value is \u20b910)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulatory filings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common face values in India:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most companies use <strong>\u20b91<\/strong>, <strong>\u20b92<\/strong>, or <strong>\u20b910<\/strong> as face value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can differ from country to country and company to company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In layman\u2019s terms, the face value of a stock (also called par value) is the original value assigned to a share when the company first creates it. 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