Following is the stockholders’ equity section of the Saints, Inc. 20X8 balance sheet ($ in thousands):
20X8 |
|
Common stock, $0.0001 par value (shares authorized—240,000,000, shares issued – 73,549,872) |
7 |
Additional paid-in capital |
551,004 |
Treasury stock, at cost 4,223,670 shares |
(218,692) |
Retained earnings |
1,063,633 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(1,345) |
Total shareholders’ equity |
$1,394,607 |
Required:.
a. Saints has 240 million shares of common stock authorized, but only 73,549,872 shares issued. Why is there a difference between these two numbers?
b. Verify that Saints’ common stock balance is $7 thousand.
c. How many common shares did Saints have outstanding at the end of the year?
d. Calculate the average cost at which Saints repurchased its common stock.
Ques 1:
The number of shares authorized is formally set forth in an
operating agreement created in conjunction with a firm’s initial
public offering. It can only be increased or decreased by an
affirmative shareholder vote. A firm can issue any number of shares
up to the amount formally authorized.Issued shares includes both
those outstanding and those in the treasury stock
Ques 2:
Common stock: 73,549,872 shares issued × $0.0001 par value = $7,354
rounded to $7 thousand.
Ques 3: Common shares outstanding = common shares issued –
treasury shares repurchase = 73,549,872 – 4,223,670 = 69,326,202
outstanding
Ques 4:
$218,629,000 / 4,223,670 = $51.78 per share
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