How do i determine what my company is worth? How many shares it can issue? And how much each share is worth?

Question

I have an S Corp in California.

Answer 1

How do i determine what my company is worth?

your worth is your income and the value of what you own (like machinery ect. and the money the company has banked)

How many shares it can issue?

I'm in belief that is up to you but I'm not 100%

And how much each share is worth?
this depends on how well your company does profit wise

i strongly advise agaist shares for several reasons
1) you have to do what your shareholders want otherwise they will sell thier shares and this could collape your company
2)if they obtain more shares than you have they become the majoirty share holder and thus higher than you so they would then own your business

Answer 2

There are a number of ways to value the company. You could use book value from the balance sheet. Or forecast future earnings. Or compare it to similar companies. The number of shares is up to you, but people like the price per share to be between $1 and $100. After you find the value of the company, just divide by the number of shares outstanding to find the value per share.