NSE Quotes - security information

The following fields are available under security information section on NSE website.

Security Name:

It’s the name of the company registered with NSE.

Face Value:

It’s the par value of the stock. Companies declare dividends as a percentage of this price. This value can be Rs1, Rs2, Rs5 and Rs10. If a stock market price is Rs 100 and its face value is Rs1 that means the investors are ready to pay Rs 100 for a stock of par value Rs1. This could be because of the profits generated by the company in the previous years or could be because of future profitability of the company or a combination of both these factors. In the above example the company might have already generated a profit of Rs50 - Rs60 and there could be expectations of more or less this kind of growth in the future.

Investors need to be cautious as the premium may not be because of the profitability of the company but by a mere manipulation of price by operators. This happens with some companies of less market capitalization.

The value shown against equity capital section under liabilities side of the balance sheet is calculated based on face value, not on the basis of market value.

ISIN Code:

ISIN stands for International Securities Identification Number. It uniquely identifies a security across globe for international transactions. Developed by International Standards Organization (ISO) and supported by the Group of 30 (G-30) and many other nations, ISIN is a 12-digit code, a combination of alphabets and numbers, comprising of the ISO country code, the local code number of the security (provided by the national numbering agency such as CUSIP in Canada and the US), and a checksum digit. Both the European settlement systems (CEDEL and EUROCLEAR) use ISIN.

52 week High price:

It’s the highest of all prices of the stock recorded on National Stock Exchange for the last 52 weeks (approximately 1 year). The price could be any day’s intra day value in the last 52 weeks.

52 week Low price:

It’s the lowest of all prices of the stock recorded on National Stock Exchange for the last 52 weeks (approximately 1 year). The price could be any day’s intra day value in the last 52 weeks.

Both the above prices don’t take face value splits and bonus into consideration.

July 5, 2008 | Filed Under Stocks