Question

FARO Technologies, whose products include portable 3D measurement equipment, recently had 36 million shares outstanding trading at $25 a share. Suppose the company announces its intention to raise $390 million by selling new shares. b. How large a loss in dollar terms will existing FARO shareholders experience on the announcement date, based on studies that show losses are 30% of the size of the new issue

Answer 1

Answer:

A. $117 million

B.13%

C. $21.75

Explanation:

B. Calculation to determine How large a loss in dollar terms will existing FARO shareholders experience on the announcement date

Expected Loss= 390*30%

Expected Loss= $117 millions

Therefore How large a loss in dollar terms will existing FARO shareholders experience on the announcement date will be $117 millions

B. Calculation to determine What percentage of the value of FARO’s existing equity prior to the announcement is this expected gain or loss

First step is to calculate the Existing Shares Value

Existing Shares Value =36*$25

Existing Shares Value= $900 millions

Now let calculate the Expected Loss %

Expected Loss % = $ 117/$ 900

Expected Loss % = 13%

Therefore the percentage of the value of FARO’s existing equity prior to the announcement is this expected gain or loss will be 13%

C. Calculation to determine At what price should FARO expect its existing shares to sell immediately after the announcement

Price Per Share: $ 25*(1 - 0.13)

Price Per Share$25*0.87

Price Per Share: $21.75

Therefore what price should FARO expect its existing shares to sell immediately after the announcement is $21.75