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Chapter 5: Q6DQ (page 622)
What is meant by a step-up in the conversion price?
Answer
In convertible securities, step-ups causes a scheduled increments in the conversion price of the security.
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The Presley Corporation is about to go public. It currently has after-tax earnings of \(7,200,000, and 2,100,000 shares are owned by the present stockholders (the Presley family). The new public issue will represent 800,000 new shares. The new shares will be priced to the public at \)25 per share, with a 5 percent spread on the offering price. There will also be $260,000 in out-of-pocket costs to the corporation.
b. Compute the earnings per share immediately before the stock issue.
Louisiana Timber Company currently has 5 million shares of stock outstanding and will report earnings of \(9 million in the current year. The company is considering the issuance of 1 million additional shares that will net \)40 per share to the corporation.
a. What is the immediate dilution potential for this new stock issue?
b. Assume the Louisiana Timber Company can earn 11 percent on the proceeds of the stock issue in time to include it in the current year鈥檚 results. Should the new issue be undertaken based on earnings per share?
Question: The trustee in the bankruptcy settlement for Titanic Boat Co. lists the following book values and liquidation values for the assets of the corporation. Liabilities and stockholders鈥� claims are also shown.
| Assets | ||
Book value | Liquidation value | |
Accounts receivables | \(1,400,000 | \)1,200,000 |
Inventory | \(1,800,000 | \)900,000 |
Machinery and equipment | \(1,100,000 | \)600,000 |
Building and plant | \(4,200,000 | \)2,500,000 |
Total assets | \(8,500,000 | \)5,200,000 |
| Liabilities and stockholder鈥檚 claims | |
Liabilities | |
Accounts payable | \(2,800,000 |
First lien, secured by machinery and equipment | \)900,000 |
Senior unsecured debt | \(2,200,000 |
Subordinated debenture | \)1,700,000 |
Total liabilities | \(7,600,000 |
Stockholder鈥檚 claims | |
Preferred stock | \)250,000 |
Common stock | \(650,000 |
Total stockholder鈥檚 claims | \)900,000 |
Total liabilities and stockholder鈥檚 claims | $8,500,000 |
e. List the remaining asset claims of unsatisfied secured debt holders and unsecured debt holders in a manner similar to that shown at the bottom portion of Table16A-3.
The efficient market hypothesis is interpreted in a weak form, a semi strong form, and a strong form. How can we differentiate its various forms?
Solar Energy Corp. has $4million in earnings with 4 million shares outstanding. Investment bankers think the stock can justify P/E ratio of 21. Assume the underwriting spread is 5 percent. What should the price to the public be?
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