What is market cap? Market capitalisation is the total value the stock market places on a company’s shares. You calculate it by multiplying the current share price by the number of shares...
The IEPF full form is Investor Education and Protection Fund. It is a government fund that receives unclaimed dividends, matured deposits and, in certain cases, shares that investors forgot to...
The Adani Power stock split divided each Rs 10 face value share into five shares of Rs 2 each. The company fixed 22 September 2025 as the record date. Therefore, every shareholder on that date...
The Infosys buyback record date decides who can tender shares in a buyback offer. Infosys has run five buybacks since 2017, but only two used a tender offer with a record date. The others ran...
PE ratio meaning starts with one question: how many rupees are investors paying for every rupee of a company’s yearly profit? The price-to-earnings ratio answers it with a single number....
Tax on bonus shares works differently from tax on a dividend. You pay nothing when the company credits the new shares. However, tax arrives when you sell them, and the cost of acquisition is nil....
Dividend meaning in simple terms: a dividend is the share of a company’s profit that the board decides to pay out to its shareholders. It usually arrives as cash in your bank account. Therefore,...
A shareholder quota in an IPO is a reserved portion of shares set aside for existing shareholders of a related company (often a parent or group company), allowing them to...
Preference shareholders receive priority over equity shareholders for both dividend payments and asset claims during liquidation, in exchange for typically giving up voting...
A shareholder is a person or entity that owns at least one share of a company's stock, giving them a proportional ownership claim, voting rights on major decisions, and the...
Shareholders' equity (also called shareholders' fund) is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Liabilities, representing the net value that would theoretically belong to...
A shareholder owns equity shares in a company and has a direct financial stake through stock ownership, while a stakeholder is anyone affected by or interested in the...
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