noun
reverse stock split
A corporate action where a company reduces the number of its outstanding shares, increasing the price per share proportionally. Used in financial contexts.
その会社は株価を上げるために株式併合を実施した。
The company carried out a reverse stock split to raise its share price.
A stock split increases the number of shares and lowers the price per share, the opposite of 株式併合.
Compound of 株式 (stock) and 併合 (merger, consolidation). The term directly describes the action of consolidating shares.