Watered stock

Watered stock is an asset with an artificially-inflated value. The term is most commonly used to refer to a form of securities fraud common under older corporate laws that placed a heavy emphasis upon the par value of stock.
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Watered Stock
Stock representing ownership of overvalued assets whose total worth is less than their invested capital.

Watered stock
A stock representing ownership in a corporation that is worth less than the actual invested capital, resulting in problems of low liquidity, inadequate return on investment, and low market value.

Watered Stock - Stock that is issued with a value much greater than the value of the issuing company's assets. Watered stock can be caused by excessive stock dividends, overvalued assets and/or large operating losses.

Watered Stock. Generally, stock that is overvalued because of accounting gimmicks or where unauthorized shares have been issued.
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The notion of par value (or stated value) has somewhat archaic origins, dating back several hundred years. Par value was the stated price at which a new corporation's stock would be issued.

Watered stocks are shares issued by a company for non-cash consideration whose value has been over-estimated. Since the value of resources received is less than the recorded value of shares, the true value of the stock and the company is reduced.

watered stock A stock representing ownership of a firm whose total worth is less than its capital investment. weak dollar A dollar with a weak foreign exchange rate when paired with other foreign currencies.

list of securities selected for special surveillance by a brokerage, exchange, or regulatory organization; firms on the list are often takeover targets, companies planning to issue new securities, or stocks showing unusual activity.
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stock dividend ; stock exchange ; stockholder ; stockholder of record ; stock market ; stock power ; stock purchase plan ; stock symbol ; Stock Watcher ; transfer agent ; treasury stock ; voting stock ; voting trust certificate ; watered stock .

See also: Withholding, Values, White knight, Average cost of capital, Expense