Convertible preferred dividend $2.10
Common stock $42.00
Conversion 1.00
Coversion premium 10%
Conversion price with 10% premium $46.20.
Conversion price 30%
Conversion price with 30% is $54.60.
a, If the company expects its growth rate to be high, would it be better to use a premium of 10% or a 30%? Why?
b. If the company expects its growth rate to be low, would it be better to use a premium of 10% or a 30%? Why?
a. If the growth rate is expected to be high, the company can use the lower conversion premium of 10%. It is because when the company is expected to grow at high growth rates, investors are anyways attracted to high growth companies and a low conversion rate can be used since investors would like a high growth business.
b. If the growth rate is expected to be lower, the company can use the higher conversion premium of 30%. It is because when the company is expected to grow at low growth rates, investors are not attracted to the company and the higher premium of 30% will be factor in attracting investor to buy stock of the low growth company.
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