Robotics Company initially has 15,000 shares of $6 par value outstanding of common stock on January 1, 2015. During the year, they have the following changes in terms of shares.
Mar. 2015 | 3-for-5 reversed stock split |
Jun. 2017 | 25% stock dividend |
Oct. 2018 | 4-for-3 forwarded stock split |
Feb. 2019 | Purchased 3,000 shares treasury stock |
How many shares outstanding as of now? How about par value per share?
(Rounded to the nearest dollar, if necessary.)
Reverse stock Split: In reverse stock split the stock is reduced with increase in value of shares
Forward stock Split : In Forward stock split, the number of shares is increased while the value of the shares decrease.
Treasury Stock; Treasury stock is the buy back of shares issued by the company.
Calculation of Outstanding Shares
Given, opening bal of shares on On Jan 1 - 15,000
march 3 - Reverse stock split 3 for 5 - 15,000 * (3/5) = 9,000
Jun 2017 - 25% stock dividends = 9,000 *25% = 2,250
Oct 2018 - Forward split 4 for 3 = (9,000+2,250 *(4/3) = 15,000
Feb 2019 - Treasury stock = 3,000
Total Outstanding shares = 15,000 - 3,000 = 12,000
calculation of Value per share
Value per share = (15,000 * $6) / 12,000
= $90,000 / 12,000
Value per share = $7.5
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