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<專有名詞之14> 財經分析常見詞彙 Face Value
<專有名詞之14> 財經分析常見詞彙
Face Value
By JAMES CHEN/
Reviwed by GORDON SCOTT
Updated Apr 29, 2021
What Is Face Value?
Face value is a financial term used to describe the nominal or dollar value of a security, as stated by its issuer. For stocks, the face value is the original cost of the stock, as listed on the certificate. For bonds, it is the amount paid to the holder at maturity, typically in $1,000 denominations. The face value for bonds is often referred to as "par value" or simply "par."
Understanding Face Value
In bond investing, face value (par value) is the amount paid to a bondholder at the maturity date, as long as the bond issuer doesn't default. However, bonds sold on the secondary market fluctuate with interest rates. For example, if interest rates are higher than the bond's coupon rate, then the bond is sold at a discount (below par).
Conversely, if interest rates are lower than the bond's coupon rate, the bond is sold at a premium (above par). While face value of a bond provides for a guaranteed return, the face value of a stock is generally a poor indicator of actual worth.
While the par value of bond
s is generally static, there is a noted exception with inflation-linked bonds, whose par value is adjusted by inflation rates for predetermined time periods.
Face Value and Bonds
A bond's face value is the amount the issuer provides to the bondholder, once maturity is reached. A bond may either have an additional interest rate, or the profit may be based solely on the increase from a below-par original issue price and the face value at maturity.
Face Value and Stock Shares
The cumulative face value of the entirety of a company’s stock shares designates the legal capital a corporation is obligated to maintain. Only the above-and-beyond capital may be released to investors, in the form of dividends. In essence, the funds that cover the face value, function as a type of default reserve.
However, there is no requirement dictating the face value businesses must list upon issue. This affords businesses the leeway to use very low values to determine the size of the reserve. For example, the par value of AT&T shares is listed as $1 per common share, while shares of Apple Inc. have a par value of $0.00001.
Written by Dr. Chao Yuang Shiang (趙永祥 博士)
Faculty, Dep. of Finance, Nan Hua university
(南華大學財務金融學系暨財務管理研究所 專任助理教授)
22- July- 2021
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Dr. Chao Yuang Shiang (PH.D in management), Assistant professor,Dep.of Finance,Nanhua University,Taiwan.
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