FUND OF CORPORATE FINANCE LL W/ACCESS
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Author: Ross
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Chapter 24, Problem 1M
S&S Air’s Convertible Bond
S&S Air is preparing its first public securities offering. In consultation with Renata Harper of underwriter Raines and Warren, Chris Guthrie decided that a convertible bond with a 20-year maturity was the way to go. He met the owners, Mark and Todd, and presented his analysis of the convertible bond issue. Because the company is not publicly traded, Chris looked at comparable publicly traded companies and determined that the average PE ratio for the industry is 12.5. Earnings per share for the company are $1.60. With this in mind, Chris has suggested a conversion price of $25 per share.
Several days later, Todd, Mark, and Chris met again to discuss the potential bond issue. Both Todd and Mark researched convertible bonds and have questions for Chris. Todd begins by asking Chris if the convertible bond issue will have a lower coupon rate than a comparable bond without a conversion feature. Chris informs him that a par value convertible bond issue would require a 6 percent coupon rate with a conversion value of $800, while a plain vanilla bond would have a 10 percent coupon rate. Todd nods in agreement and explains that the convertible bonds are a win–win form of financing. He states that if the value of the company stock does not rise above the conversion price, the company has issued debt at a cost below the market rate (6 percent instead of 10 percent). If the company’s stock does rise to the conversion value, the company has effectively issued stock at a price above the current value.
Mark immediately disagrees, saying that convertible bonds are a no-win form of financing. He argues that if the value of the company stock rises to more than $25, the company is forced to sell stock at the conversion price. This means the new shareholders, in other words those who bought the convertible bonds, benefit from a bargain price. Put another way, if the company prospers, it would have been better to have issued straight debt so that the gains would not be shared.
Chris has gone back to Renata for help. As Renata’s assistant, you’ve been asked to prepare another memo answering the following questions.
1. Why do you think Chris is suggesting a conversion price of $25? Given that the company is not publicly traded, does it even make sense to talk about a conversion price?
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Given the following information concerning a convertible bond:
Principle: $1,000
Coupons: 5 percent
Maturity: 15 years
Call Price: $1,050
Conversion price: $37 (i.e., 27 shares)
Market Price of the Bond: $1040
Common stock: $30
G. What is the probability that the corporation will call this bond?
H. Why are investors willing to pay the premiums mentioned in questions d and f?
(D, What is the premium in terms of stock that the investor pays when he or she purchases the convertible bond instead of the stock?
F,What is the premium in terms of debt that the investor pays when he or she purchases the convertible bond instead of a nonconvertible bond?) (dont need D and F answers only G. and H. need help with please dont put in excel i dontunderstand that stuff yet equations and worded answers please)
A firm presently has an outstanding 5 percent, $1,000 convertible bond. The bond can be converted into 25 shares of common stock and it is callable at $1,050. Right now, the current market price of the firm's stock is $41 per share. The bond holder will ________.
A) allow the call to be exercised
B) convert the bond into stock
C) sell the bond on the secondary market
D) do nothing and wait until the stock price goes up further
2. Bell Canada issued a $1,000 convertible corporate bond. Each bond is convertible to 22 shares of the firm's common stock. a. What price must common stocks have for the investors to consider converting their bond into common stocks? b. If you owned one of these convertible bonds in Bell Canada, would you convert your bond to common stocks if the stock's price reached the conversion price? Explain your answer.
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FUND OF CORPORATE FINANCE LL W/ACCESS
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