What is the face value of a share?
Market Basics
Face value is the nominal, fixed value of a share as stated on the company’s books, used for accounting purposes and unrelated to its market price.
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A share might have a face value of ₹10 but trade at ₹500 in the market — the difference reflects investor demand and performance, not accounting value. Face value mainly matters for calculating dividends (often expressed as a % of face value) and corporate actions like splits.
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