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The Dutch later started joint stock companies, which let shareholders invest in business ventures and get a share of their profits-or losses. In 1602, the Dutch East India Company issued the first shares on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. It was the first company to issue stocks and bonds. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange (or Amsterdam Beurs) is also said to have been the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
1 If common stock is the only class of stock issued by the corporation, the book value per share of common stock is $39. 2  It is calculated as follows: 3  Total stockholders' equity of $78,000 divided by the 2,000 shares of common stock that are outstanding: $78,000/2,000 shares = $39.00 per share of common stock.hen a corporation has both common stock and preferred stock, the book value of the preferred stock is subtracted from the corporation's total stockholders' equity to arrive at the total book value of the common stock. Using the information above, we have: