Once you have determined the value of your company, you can then divide that by the number of shares. For example, if your company is worth $500,0000 and you and your partners have a total of 50 shares, then each share would be worth $10,000. Common stock valuation is the process of determining the value of a share of stock in a company. The holder of one share in a company that has one million shares outstanding is actually the owner of one-millionth of the company; the value of that share should represent that percentage of the company's worth. There are other terms – such as common share, ordinary share, or voting share – that are equivalent to common stock. Holders of common stock own the rights to claim a share in the company’s profits and exercise control over it by participating in the elections of the board of directors, as well as in