Exam 18: Issuing Capital and the Investment Banking Process

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?

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?

Which of these is the type of loan where the firm would receive the funds as soon as the bank approved the loan?

Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper, Inc., needs to raise $1.25 million to finance plant expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper 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 8.25 percent of the gross proceeds. How many bonds will Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper need to sell in order to receive the $1.25 million they need?

Renee's Boutique, Inc., needs to raise $300 million to finance firm expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Renee's Boutique learns that the bankers recommend a debt issue with an offer price of $1,000 per bond and they will charge an underwriter's spread of 7.125 percent of the gross price. How many bonds will Renee's Boutique need to sell in order to receive the $300 million they need?

A method of registering securities that allows firms that plan to offer multiple issues of the security over a two-year period to submit one registration statement is known as:

TV Technology Corp. recently went public with an initial public offering of 2 million shares of stock. The underwriter used a firm commitment offering in which the net proceeds was $50.75 per share and the underwriter's spread was 6 percent of the gross proceeds. TV Technology also paid legal and other administrative costs of $400,000 for the IPO. Calculate the gross proceeds per share received by TV Technology from the sale of the 2 million shares of stock.

Just Add Water, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued $45,000,000 of new debt. The offer price on the debt was $1,000 per bond and the underwriter's spread was 3 percent of the gross proceeds. What amount of capital funding did Just Add Water raise through this bond issue?

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.

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $175,000 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 = $175,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 75 basis points, back-end fee = 80 basis points. If you take down 75 percent of the total loan commitment, calculate the total fees you have paid on this loan commitment.

Hughes Technology Corp. recently went public with an initial public offering in which they received a total of $9 million in new capital funding. The underwriter used a firm commitment offering in which the offer price was $102 and the underwriter's spread was $1.35. Hughes Technology also paid legal and other administrative costs of $400,000 for the IPO. Calculate the number of shares issued through this IPO.

A facility fee is:

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?

Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper, Inc., needs to raise $1.25 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 $37.20 per share and that 48,500 shares of stock be sold. If the net proceeds on the stock sale leaves Sipe's Paint and Wallpaper with $1.25 million, calculate the underwriter's spread on the stock issue.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Kelly Girl's Golf Games, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued $7.95 million of new debt. The offer price (and face value) on the debt was $1,000 per bond and the underwriter's spread was 4 percent of the gross proceeds. Calculate the amount of capital funding Kelly Girl's Golf Games raised through this debt offering.

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $5,000,000 needed to open a car 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 = $5,000,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 30 basis points, back-end fee = 40 basis points, and rate on the loan = 8 percent. If you immediately take down $1,000,000 and no more during the year, what is the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment?

A commitment fee is:

The rate on commercial paper is generally higher than the prime rate. True or false?

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?