Question

FARO Technologies, whose products include portable 3 D measurement equipment, recently had 17 million shares outstanding trading at $42 a share. Suppose the company announces its intention to raise $200 million by selling new shares.

a. What do market signaling studies suggest will happen to FARO’s stock price on the announcement date? Why?

b. How large a gain or loss in aggregate dollar terms do market signaling studies suggest existing FARO shareholders will experience on the announcement date?

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

d. At what price should FARO expect its existing shares to sell immediately after the announcement?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Market signaling studies suggest that the price of existing FARO shares will fall.

b. $60,000,000

c. 8.403%

d. $38.471

Explanation:

Given

New Shares: $200,000,000

Existing Shares: $17,000,000

Price per Share: 42

a.

Because the stock of the FARO Technologies is overvalued at the current price

b.

Expected Loss: 30% * New Shares Size

New Shares Size = $200,000,000 (given)

Expected Loss = 30% * $200,000,000

Expected Loss = $60,000,000

c.

Percentage of the value of FARO’s existing equity = Ratio of New Expected Share Value to Existing Share Value

Expected Share Value = $60,000,000

Existing Share Value = Price per Shares * Existing Shares

Existing Share Value = 42 * $17,000,000

Existing Share Value = $714,000,000

Percentage of FARO's Existing Equity = $60,000,000 ÷ $714,000,000

Percentage = 8.403%

d.

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell

= Price per Share (1 - Percentage of Existing Equity)

Price per Share = 42

Percentage Existing Equity = 8.403%

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell = 42(1-8.403%)

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell = 42(1-0.08403)

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell = 42 * 0.91597

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell = $38.47074

The price FARO should expect its existing shares to sell = $38.471 ----- Approximated