{"id":5901,"date":"2021-12-06T15:43:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T10:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?p=5901"},"modified":"2022-05-24T10:38:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T05:08:55","slug":"stock-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Stock Split \u2013 Meaning, Features, Types and Limitations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A company decides to share split or reverse stock split when its share prices are either too high or too low. A share split lowers the price of an individual share of a corporation by dividing each existing share into many shares. A lower share price is naturally more attractive, through which a company expands its investor base. As the new share price correlates to the new number of shares, it does not change the value of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/shareholders\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">shareholder<\/a>\u2019s stock and the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/market-capitalization\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">market capitalization<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, a reverse stock split raises the share price and ensures a company&#8217;s listing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/how-to-invest-in-shares\/\">stock market<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_66_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#What-is-stock-split\" title=\"What is stock split?\">What is stock split?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#What-is-a-reverse-stock-split\" title=\"What is a reverse stock split?\">What is a reverse stock split?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Types-of-stock-split\" title=\"Types of stock split\">Types of stock split<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#How-does-stock-split-affect-investors\" title=\"How does stock split affect investors?\">How does stock split affect investors?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Merits-of-stock-split\" title=\"Merits of stock split\">Merits of stock split<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Improves-liquidity\" title=\"Improves liquidity\">Improves liquidity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Simplifies-portfolio-rebalancing\" title=\"Simplifies portfolio rebalancing\">Simplifies portfolio rebalancing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Doubles-the-number-of-shares\" title=\"Doubles the number of shares\">Doubles the number of shares<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Increases-share-prices\" title=\"Increases share prices\">Increases share prices<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Demerits-of-stock-split\" title=\"Demerits of stock split\">Demerits of stock split<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Increase-volatility\" title=\"Increase volatility\">Increase volatility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Capital-loss\" title=\"Capital loss\">Capital loss<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Affects-financial-ratios\" title=\"Affects financial ratios\">Affects financial ratios<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#How-does-stock-split-affect-taxation\" title=\"How does stock split affect taxation?\">How does stock split affect taxation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-split\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-stock-split\"><\/span>What is stock split?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stock split takes place when a company splits one share of its stock into more shares. When a stock is split, the shareholder gets two shares of the same value, that are equally divided in face value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending upon the company, the split in stock generally takes the form of:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2 for 1 or&nbsp;<\/li><li>3 for 1 or&nbsp;<\/li><li>5 for 1<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With a share split, a company issues more shares of its stock to its current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/shareholders\/\">shareholders<\/a> without reducing the value of its stakes. Therefore, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/what-is-a-stock-split-and-how-does-it-impact-you\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">stock split<\/a> increases the number of outstanding shares and lowers the individual value of each share.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the number of outstanding shares changes, the overall company\u2019s valuation as also the value of each shareholder\u2019s stake remains the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, ABC company takes one share and announces a 2-for-1 stock split\u2014each share is then split into two shares. Now, if the original share price was Rs. 20 for one share, the new shares would each be priced at Rs. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total combined value of the two new shares is still equivalent to the price of the previous one share. Thus, stock split does not affect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/market-capitalisation-meaning\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">market capitalization<\/a> or the total value of shares held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reverse\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-a-reverse-stock-split\"><\/span>What is a reverse stock split?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In case of a reverse stock split, you get fewer shares than you previously had and at a higher per-share price. When a company realizes that its per-share price is depressing or is dropping so low that the stock might even get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/delisting-meaning-types-and-your-options\/\">delisted<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/stock-exchange\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">exchange<\/a>, then in such a scenario, it may carry out a reverse stock split.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, consider Mr X owns 1000 shares of ABC Ltd at Rs. 200 per share. Now if a reverse stock split is announced of a ratio 5-1, then Mr X would become the owner of 200 shares at a revised Rs. 1,000. Note that the total corpus owed, i.e., Rs. 2 lakh has remained the same post-split as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"types\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types-of-stock-split\"><\/span>Types of stock split<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common stock splits are further categorized as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2-for-1:<\/strong> In a 2-for-1 stock split, you as a shareholder receive two shares after the split for every share you owned before the split.&nbsp;<br><strong>3-for-1:<\/strong> In a 3-for-1 split, you receive three shares for every share.&nbsp;<br><strong>3-for-2:<\/strong>&nbsp; In a 3-for-2 split, you receive three shares for every two.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there are also examples of 5-for-1 or 7-for-1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 31 August 2020, the electric car company\u2014Tesla split its stock 5-for-1. Before the split, the price of a Tesla share was about $2,213. At closing on 28 August 2020,&nbsp; after the split, shares were about $ 442 each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-does-stock-split-affect-investors\"><\/span>How does stock split affect investors?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The underlying value of your investment is not affected by stock split. As a result, no substantial changes occur in your investment account other than the number of shares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have shares, there is no particular advantage in store for you as nothing about the ownership changes. If one is not a shareholder, a stock split may motivate them to buy the particular share.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies that have high share price look to stock split to call in more investors and increase liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"merits\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Merits-of-stock-split\"><\/span>Merits of stock split<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improves-liquidity\"><\/span>Improves liquidity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When the number of outstanding shares increases at a lower price per share, it adds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/liquidity-ratio\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">liquidity<\/a>. This increased liquidity further also narrows the spread between the bid and ask prices. As a result, investors get better prices when they trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Simplifies-portfolio-rebalancing\"><\/span>Simplifies portfolio rebalancing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is easier for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/portfolio-manager\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">portfolio managers<\/a> to sell shares to buy new ones when each share price is lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Doubles-the-number-of-shares\"><\/span>Doubles the number of shares<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A 2 for 1 stock split doubles the number of shares instantly. It grants you two shares for every one share you own. Say, you have 100 shares of a company that splits its stock, you\u2019d end up with 200 shares after the split. The value of your holding does not increase, but it makes your trading transactions easier. A 2 for 1 stock split is especially beneficial for retail investors; they can acquire a large number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/blue-chip-stocks\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">blue-chip<\/a> company shares which are otherwise expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increases-share-prices\"><\/span>Increases share prices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When a stock is split it boosts share prices, this is one of the most compelling reasons for a company to take the decision in the first place. Based on a Nasdaq study, only the announcement of a stock split may increase the share price by an average of 2.5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demerits\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Demerits-of-stock-split\"><\/span>Demerits of stock split<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Increase-volatility\"><\/span>Increase volatility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new share price could increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/volatility\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">volatility<\/a> in the market after split. More investors may come to the decision to buy the stock because of its affordability. Typically, this could increase the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/volatility\/\">volatility<\/a> of the stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novice investors tend to believe stock splits are good because they do not differentiate between correlation and causation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all stock splits result in increased share price \u2013 in some cases, stock splits occur when a company faces the danger of its stocks being delisted \u2014 a common example of reverse stock split. Although the per-share price may increase after the reverse split, the stock may not grow in worth. Novice investors may thus stand to lose money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capital-loss\"><\/span>Capital loss<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the investor has invested in unstable stocks that might later go for a split, it may end up eroding their entire capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Affects-financial-ratios\"><\/span>Affects financial ratios<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During a split or reverse split, if the share price happens to fall, it may badly reflect in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/financial-ratios\/\">financial ratios<\/a> of the company. Many important ratios like P\/E and EPS are directly impacted by the current share price. Investors who keenly follow such numbers and ratios may then refrain from investing in such stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"taxation\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-does-stock-split-affect-taxation\"><\/span>How does stock split affect taxation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The value of your overall holding does not change before and after the stock split. Therefore, you do not get increased liability or a reduction in your tax.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should, however, seek financial counsel before investing in shares as such investments are subject to market risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies listed on exchanges carry out the process of splitting their shares for numerous reasons. While shareholders are technically not impacted, it is still important to understand why a particular company is undergoing a stock split, what will be the major changes in face value and other ratios and so on and so forth. Neither should every split worry the investor nor should the investor take any split casually.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Hey before you go, we\u2019ve got something special for you! On the occasion of Diwali 2021, we are gifting you a free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/tickertape-pro-features-for-advanced-investment-analysis\/\">Tickertape Pro<\/a> upgrade. It\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/chat.smallcase.com\/smallcase\/messages\/b0e36a07944a778692ce9ab62e195c2b3705c30c#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#DimaagLaganeKaMuhurat<\/a>! 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