Dilution has two meanings in finance The first is the process by which an investors ownership percentage in a company is reduced by the issuance of new securities The second is the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted and all warrants or stock options were exercised
The legal doctrine of dilution, recognized in the statutes or case law of 31 states, applies to marks which are highly similar or identical to strong, well-known trademarks The doctrine stipulates that the use of a famous trademark by any party other than its owner will result in loss of the mark's distinctiveness - even when the goods or services are not related and there is no likelihood of confusion Some names may be judged to be available because they are already diluted; not, that is, the name is in use by a number of different companies which may or may not include a famous user
A dilution is the ratio of the volume of pure specimen to the total volume of specimen plus a diluent such as buffer Dilutions are expressed as the number of parts of pure specimen, a colon, and the total number of parts in the solution The number of parts of diluent are determined by subtracting the number of pure specimen parts from the total A dilution of 1: 10 contains one part pure specimen and nine parts diluent A dilution factor is the total number of parts with the volume of pure specimen being one part
a control strategy used in managing smoke from prescribed fires in which smoke concentration is reduced by diluting it through a greater volume of air, either by scheduling during good dispersion conditions or burning at a slower rate (Mathews et al 1985)
Unauthorized use of a highly distinctive mark by another in a manner which tends to blur its distinctiveness or tarnish its image even without any likelihood of confusion
an estimate of the amount of waste or low-grade mineralized rock which will be mined with the ore as part of normal mining practices in extracting an orebody
Dilution has two meanings in finance The first is the process by which an investor's ownership percentage in a company is reduced by the issuance of new securities The second is the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted and all warrants or stock options were exercised (See Stock Options and Warrants)
The reduction of earnings, or the value of a stock, that can occur in a merger when more shares are issued; or with conversion of convertible securities into common stock
A dilution is a liquid that has been diluted with water or another liquid, so that it becomes weaker. `Aromatherapy oils' are not pure essential oils but dilutions
Dilution is the effect on a company's earnings per share caused by the conversion of convertible securities or the issuance of additional shares of stock Dilution reduces earnings per share by increasing the number of shares potentially outstanding
The process by which an investor's ownership percentage is reduced by the issuance of new securities Also: the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities are converted and all warrants or stock options are exercised
Dilution refers to the issuance of more shares from a company's treasury - thereby diluting other shareholders Hence, companies sometimes report "fully diluted earnings", i e the earnings per share AS IF all shares under option had been exercised This can be very significant
Your company must be newly financed at lower prices and that forces out the original investors or reduces their original stake Typically occurs when new shares are issued disproportionately and the price at which they are issued is less than the market or book value of the outstanding shares prior to the issuance of the new shares Also known as Cram Down Round and Blow-Out Round