A stock split or stock divide increases or decreases the number of shares in a public company. The price is adjusted such that the before and after market capitalization of the company remains the same and dilution does not occur. Options and warrants are included.

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Are there any disadvantages to a stock split?
Q. does the amount of dividend go down in proportion to the stock price? if i was getting 40 cents on a 40 dollar share of stock, would i get less than 20 cents on a stock split?
Asked by careful - Mon Jul 24 23:57:36 2006 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There is not a set rule when it comes to dividends - sometimes they will cut them when there is a stock split... sometimes not. Different theories are around when it comes to dividends. Sometimes when a company pays out a lot in dividends, it sends a signal to the investor that the company is not going to be growing much in the future. The company has no "great" investing idea so they might as well give the income back to the investor. Sorta like Microsoft not paying any dividends for many years - they had a better use of the money and their stock price climbed greatly. This theory changed slightly a few years ago when Bush changed the tax law concerning dividends. Most dividends now go to the investor tax free so there has been a big… [cont.]
Answered by mviking1 - Thu Jul 27 00:50:18 2006

why do you think the accounting treatment of a stock split and a stock dividend are so different?
Q. why do you think the accounting treatment of a stock split and a stock dividend are so different?
Asked by pattywack - Thu Apr 16 21:00:24 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. In a stock split no money is changing hands. Shareholder equity remains the same. Shareholders may hold more shares but the overall value of those shares hasn't increased. With a dividend actual cash is changing hands. And shareholder equity is reduced by the amount of the dividend.
Answered by beancounter - Thu Apr 16 21:08:05 2009

determine the number of shares after a stock split?
Q. After the split, how many shares of Dress Barn stock will an investor have if she or he owed 360 shares before the split.
Asked by Jackie G - Thu Jan 7 22:46:43 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It depends on the split ratio and if it was a forward or reverse split. For a 2 for 1 forward split it would be 720 shares
Answered by jeff410 - Thu Jan 7 22:51:54 2010

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