# Stock adjustment & revaluation

A stock adjustment / revaluation allows you to modify the current quantity in stock or value of stock of a particular stock item.

A stock adjustment would typically be used when you want to specifically adjust up or down the current quantity in stock of an item for a reason other than one of the usual stock transactions such as a Dispatch or a Receive. When you perform a stock adjustment, you are also given the opportunity to specify the cost (or stock value) of the item that is being adjusted.

A stock revaluation is similar to a stock adjustment except that the only the value changes (the quantity remains the same). You are able to specify what you would like the new average cost of the item to be, and the value of the current stock is adjusted accordingly.