Exam 18: Issuing Capital and the Investment Banking Process

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $450,000 needed to open a computer repair store. You have requested that the term of the loan be one year. Your bank has offered you the following terms: size of loan commitment = $450,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 20 basis points, back-end fee = 50 basis points, and rate on the loan = 12 percent. If you immediately take down $200,000 and no more during the year, calculate the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment.

Home Improvement, Inc., needs to raise $2 million to finance plant expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Home Improvement learns that the bankers recommend a debt issue with gross proceeds of $1,000 per bond and they will charge an underwriter's spread of 7 percent of the gross proceeds. How many bonds will Home Improvement need to sell in order to receive the $2 million they need?

Calculate the total fees a firm would have to pay when its bank offers the firm the following loan commitment: A loan commitment of $1,000,000 with an up-front fee of 40 basis points and a back-end fee of 20 basis points. The take-down on the loan is 30 percent.

Video Games, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued 10 million shares of new stock. The offer price on the stock was $47.50 per share and Video Games received a total of $446,500,000 through this stock offering. Calculate the net proceeds and the underwriter's spread on the stock offering. What percentage of the gross price is the investment bank charging Video Games for underwriting the stock issue?

Amy's Accessories, Inc., needs to raise $10 million to finance plant expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Amy's Accessories learns that the bankers recommend an offer price (or gross proceeds) of $25 per share and Amy's Accessories will receive $23 per share. What is the underwriter's spread on the issue?

Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper, Inc., needs to raise $1.05 million to finance plant expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper learns that the bankers recommend a gross price of $22 per share and that 50,000 shares of stock be sold. If the net proceeds on the stock sale leave Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper with $1.05 million, what percent of the stock price does the underwriter's spread represent?

Mick E Inc. plans to issue 25 million new shares of its stock. In discussions with its investment bank, Mick E learns that the bankers recommend a net proceed of $29.80 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of 8.5 percent of the gross proceeds. In addition, Mick E must pay $3 million in legal and other administrative expenses for the seasoned stock offering. Calculate the gross proceeds per share received by Mick E from the sale of the 25 million shares of stock.

The preliminary registration statement filed with the SEC is known as:

Which of the following terms is defined as the group of investment banks used to help sell and distribute a new security issue?

Turbo Technology Corp. recently went public with an initial public offering of 3 million shares of stock. The underwriter used a firm commitment offering in which the net proceeds was $7.50 per share and the underwriter's spread was 9 percent of the gross proceeds. Turbo Technology also paid legal and other administrative costs of $200,000 for the IPO. Calculate the gross proceeds per share received by Turbo Technology from the sale of the 3 million shares of stock.

Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper, Inc., needs to raise $1 million to finance plant expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper learns that the bankers recommend a gross price of $40 per share and that 30,000 shares of stock be sold. If the net proceeds on the stock sale leave Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper with $1 million, what percent of the stock price does the underwriter's spread represent?

A lead bank in a syndicate, which directly negotiates with the issuing firm on behalf of the syndicate, is referred to as the:

A security issued in which the underwriter does not guarantee a firm price to the issuer and acts more as a placing or distribution agent for a fee is referred to as:

Plains Corp. recently went public with an initial public offering in which they received a total of $25 million in new capital funding. The underwriter used a firm commitment offering in which the offer price was $25 and the underwriter's spread was $1.00. Plains also paid legal and other administrative costs of $800,000 for the IPO. What is the number of shares issued through this IPO?

Computer Technology Corp. recently went public with an initial public offering of 7 million shares of stock. The underwriter used a firm commitment offering in which the net proceeds was $8.35 per share and the underwriter's spread was 7 percent of the gross proceeds. Computer Technology also paid legal and other administrative costs of $300,000 for the IPO. Calculate the gross proceeds per share received by Computer Technology from the sale of the 7 million shares of stock.

Bailey's Dog Pens, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued $9,000,000 of new debt. The offer price on the debt was $1,000 per bond and the underwriter's spread was 5.5 percent of the gross proceeds. Calculate the amount of capital funding Bailey's Dog Pens raised through this bond issue.

Howett Pockett, Inc., needs to raise $80 million in new capital funding from a seasoned equity offering. In discussions with its investment bank, Howett Pocket learns that the bankers recommend a gross price of $47.50 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of $2.50. In addition, Howett Pockett must pay $3 million in legal and other administrative expenses for the seasoned stock offering. Calculate the number of shares of stock that Howett Pockett will need to sell to raise the $80 million.

Beach Stuff, Inc., needs to raise $10 million in new capital funding from a seasoned equity offering. In discussions with its investment bank, Beach Stuff learns that the bankers recommend a gross price of $20.00 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of $1.75 of the gross price. In addition, Beach Stuff must pay $1.5 million in legal and other administrative expenses for the seasoned stock offering. What is the number of shares of stock that Beach Stuff will need to sell to raise the $10 million?

Paige's Purses, Inc., needs to raise $30 million in new capital funding from a seasoned equity offering. In discussions with its investment bank, Paige's Purses learns that the bankers recommend a gross price of $25.00 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of $2.00 of the gross price. In addition, Paige's Purses must pay $2 million in legal and other administrative expenses for the seasoned stock offering. What is the number of shares of stock that Paige's Purses will need to sell to raise the $30 million?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?