King Digital Entertainment (NYSE: KING), the maker of the Candy Crush Saga app, had its initial public offering (IPO) the week of March 24th, 2014. King’s stock was priced at $22.50 per share for the IPO; its par value is $0.000197 per share. The IPO raised about $500 million for King. Assume that approximately 2,300,000 […]
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How would Crocs recognize the preferred stock issued to Blackstone Group?
March 3, 2014 
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At the end of December 2013, Crocs Inc. announced that Blackstone Group is investing $200 million into the footwear company in the form of a preferred stock purchase. In three years, the preferred stock shares owned by Blackstone Group will convert into common shares if the Crocs common stock market price rises to a certain […]
Continue readingWhat is the balance sheet impact of Crocs’ repurchase of its own shares of stock?
February 3, 2014 0 Comments
At the end of December 2013, Crocs Inc. announced that Blackstone Group is investing $200 million into the footwear company in the form of a preferred stock purchase. Crocs plans to use the $200 million plus another $150 million of cash it already has on hand to repurchase its own common shares during the first […]
Continue readingHow much does Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pay to redeem one share of its preferred stock?
January 6, 2014 0 Comments
The following is from a press release from Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, the holding company for Seacoast National Bank, dated November 29, 2013: “…Seacoast National Bank…announced it has issued a notice to redeem, subject to regulatory approval, all of its 2,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A… for an aggregate […]
Continue readingWhat does the two-for-one stock split at Tractor Supply mean for shareholders?
September 27, 2013 0 Comments
The Tractor Supply Company (TSCO) declared a two-for-one stock split of its common stock on August 29, 2013. The following news release appeared in PR Newswire in 2013: “BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest retail farm and ranch store chain in the United States, today announced that its Board of Directors […]
Continue readingWhat does the 2% stock dividend at Arrow Financial Services mean for shareholders?
September 10, 2013 0 Comments
Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW) declared a stock dividend on August 28, 2013. The following news release appeared in PR Newswire: “GLENS FALLS, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Thomas J. Murphy, President and CEO, announced that a 2% stock dividend was declared on August 28, 2013 and will be distributed on September 27, 2013. Shareholders of record on September 19, 2013, will […]
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