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📝 What is Stock Dilution?
📝 What is Stock Dilution?
Imagine you and 4 friends bake a big chocolate cake 🎂 together. Each of you gets 1 big slice — 5 equal parts 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰.
But suddenly, 5 new friends arrive... now the cake must be cut into 10 slices! Oh no! Each of you gets a smaller piece now! 😟
This is exactly what happens in the stock market when a company issues new shares — the value and ownership of the old shares get diluted!
🔍 What is Stock Dilution?
✔️ When a company issues more shares to new investors, the percentage ownership of existing shareholders reduces.
✔️ This is called Stock Dilution — because the ownership of old shareholders gets “watered down” or reduced. 💧
✔️ Same company — but now more people are sharing the ownership cake! 🎂
💡 Simple Example to Understand:
✔️ You own 1 share out of 10 total shares of a company — so you own 10% of the company. 🎯
✔️ Now the company issues 10 new shares to raise money 💰 — total shares become 20!
✔️ Your 1 share now represents only 5% of the company — because the total cake got bigger, but your piece stayed the same! 🍰
✔️ This is Stock Dilution!
🎯 Why Do Companies Dilute Shares?
✔️ To raise fresh money for:
👉 Business expansion 🚀
👉 Paying off debts 💳
👉 New projects or research 🧪
✔️ Sometimes also for giving shares to employees under ESOP (Employee Stock Option Plan)! 👩💼👨💼
⚠️ Why Should Investors Care?
✔️ After dilution:
❌ Your ownership % reduces
❌ Earnings per share (EPS) drops
❌ Dividends per share may reduce
✔️ More shares in the market = Less profit per share = Lower value for existing investors! 😬
🎯 Is Stock Dilution Always Bad?
✔️ No! Sometimes dilution can be good for the company if the money raised helps in growth, expansion, and bigger future profits! 📈
✔️ But if the company dilutes shares just to cover losses or debts — it’s a red flag 🚩 for investors!
✨ Final Thought:
✔️ Stock Dilution = More shares, smaller ownership slice! 🍰
✔️ Smart investors should always check if the company plans to issue new shares or dilute ownership — and why! 🔍
✔️ Dilution for growth = 👍
✔️ Dilution to survive = 👎