Importance of Stock split


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A stock split is usually done by companies that have seen their share price increase to levels that are either too high or are beyond the price levels of similar companies in their sector. The primary motive is to make shares seem more affordable to small investors even though the underlying value of the company has not changed.

A stock split is a corporate action where the company divides the existing outstanding shares in order to boost the liquidity of shares. The prices of the shares adjust automatically in the stock market when the company implements the action. The equity capital of the company and its net assets remain the same. For instance, a board of directors for a company decides to do a 3:1 stock split. In this scenario, if the value per share stood at $90, the new value per share would become $30, while the net worth of the stock would remain the same. For every one share there would now be three.