shares Aspin Corporation’s charter authorizes issuance of 2‚000‚000 shares of common stock. Currently‚ 1‚400‚000 shares are outstanding‚ and 100‚000 shares are being held as treasury stock. The firm wishes to raise $48‚000‚000 for a plant expansion. Discussions with its investment bankers indicate that the sale of new common stock will net the firm $60 per share. a. What is the maximum number of new shares of common stock that the firm can sell without receiving further authorization from shareholders
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Question 1.1. (TCO D) Which of the following statements concerning common stock and the investment banking process is NOT CORRECT? (a) The preemptive right gives each existing common stockholder the right to purchase his or her proportionate share of a new stock issue. (b) If a firm sells 1‚000‚000 new shares of Class B stock‚ the transaction occurs in the primary market. (c) Listing a large firm’s stock is often considered to be beneficial to stockholders because the increases in liquidity
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Advantages & Disadvantages of Preferred Stock & Bonds Deciding to invest is a huge financial step‚ not something to be taken lightly. In deciding which method‚ stock or bonds‚ one has to look at all the angels- the advantages and disadvantages‚ both immediate and long term. Preferred stock has many advantages and disadvantages. Unlike debt‚ preferred stock is flexible. Meaning preferred stock can miss annual payments unlike typical debt. Preferred stock not only is more flexible‚ it also helps
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VARIABLE-RATE PREFERRED STOCK Preferred stock has frequently been issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Often the preferred stock is issued with a conversion feature‚ so in the long run there is a probability it will become common stock capital. Preferred stock allows the acquired firm’s owners a prior claim relative to common stock and reasonably definite dividends while simultaneously giving the acquiring firm a form of leverage without strapping it with the rigid obligations of
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Case 1: Eco Plastics Company Since its inception‚ Eco Plastics Company has been revolutionizing plastic and trying to do its part to save the environment. Eco’s founder‚ Marion Cosby‚ developed a biodegradable plastic that her company is marketing to manufacturing companies throughout the southeastern United States. After operating as a private company for six years‚ Eco went public in 2009 and is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. As the chief financial officer of a young company with lots
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Valuation of Common Stock Ashok Banerjee Common (Equity) Stocks • Because common stock never matures‚ today’s value is the present value of an infinite stream of cash flows (i.e.‚ dividend). • But dividends are not fixed. • Not knowing the amount of the dividends—or even if there will be future dividends— makes it difficult to determine the value of common stock. • So what are we to do? Valuation Models • Dividend Valuation Model (DVM): – Constant dividend: Let D be the constant DPS: The required
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CFGB6102 Corporate Finance Stock Valuation 1. A firm’s common stock currently sells for $75 per share. The firm has total assets of $1‚000‚000 and total liabilities‚ including preferred stock‚ of $350‚000. If the firm has 10‚000 shares of common stock outstanding‚ (a) what is the book value of each share of common stock? (b) is the stock overvalued or undervalued in the marketplace? (c) what might be the reason(s) for your answer in (b). (a) (b) overvalued (c) market value of the assets
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Workbook 2 (Valuation of Bonds and Shares) 1. Verbrugge Company has a level-coupon bond outstanding that pays coupon interest of $120 per year and has 10 years to maturity. The face value of the bond is $1‚000. If the yield for similar bonds is currently 14%‚ what is the bond ’s current market value? [Ans: $ 895.68] 2. For the Verbrugge Company bond described in Problem 1‚ find the bond ’s value if the yield for similar bonds decreases to 12%. [Ans: $ 1‚000] 3. For the Verbrugge Company
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following events occur‚ other things constant: (1) inflation expectations increase‚ and (2) investors become more risk averse? Shift up and have a steeper slope 8. Modern portfolio theory assumes that most investors are risk: Risk averse The common stock of XMen Inc. had the following historic prices. Time Price of X-Tech 3/01/1999 50.00 3/01/2000 47.00 3/01/2001 76.00 3/01/2002 80.00 3/01/2003 85.00 3/01/2004 90.00 9. Refer to Exhibit. What was your arithmetic mean annual yield
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A stock market is a market for the trading of company stock‚ and derivatives of same; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. Contents [hide] [ The term ’the stock market ’ is a concept for the mechanism that enables the trading of company stocks (collective shares)‚ other securities‚ and derivatives. Bonds are still traditionally traded in an informal‚ over-the-counter market known as the bond market. Commodities are traded in commodities
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