Comments on: Stock Faq

By: BigDog507

BigDog507 — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:43:59 +0000

Par Value is the selling price orignally asked when a stock is first issued. Assuming that the stock is "worth" the par valueat the time it is issued then the answer is B but par value for a stock doesn't always reflect the worth of a stock. Stocks are bought and sold most of the time at over par although they can be bought under par sometimes. Par Value doesn't change but the worth does. If a company issues 1,000,000 shares of stock at par of $5 they generate $5,000,000 of capital to use for their company. If in the next 5 years the company is growing and investors think the company will continue to grow and pay good dividends they may be willing to pay $10 per share for the stock. The company does not get this money and the Par Value doesn't change. Some of the investors who bought the original shares at $5 may be willing to sell them for $10. They are the ones who make the gain.
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By: crosseyedlemon

crosseyedlemon — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:41:59 +0000

This question is a bit confusing since you seem to be asking two different things. "Par value" would indicate that you want to know the value if the shares were bought in 100 group lots. D would be the right answer in that case. The value of a single share on the other hand would be B.
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By: Kir

Kir — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:39:59 +0000

if this is for school, the answer is $100,000/2500sh = B; however, that is also totally WRONG in the real world. Most stock today is issued as low-par or no-par value...so the real answer is E) $0.
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By: MIZZ.TIP

MIZZ.TIP — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:37:26 +0000

stock!!!!!!!!?
the hamilton brush company issued 2,500 shares of commom stock worth $100,000.00 total.what is the par value of each share?

A.25.00
B.40.00
C.400.00
D.250.00