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When bondholders decide to exercise their convertible bonds, the company values the common stock at the ____________.
A. par value of the stock
B market value of the stock
C. carrying value of the bonds
D. par value of the bonds
The answer is B- Market Value of the Stock
A convertible bond gives the bondholder the right to convert the bond into a fixed number of shares of common stock in the issuing company.
Company ABC bond with a $2,000 par
value that is convertible into Company ABC common stock. It has a
coupon of 6%, payable annually. The bond’s prospectus specifies a
conversion ratio, which is the number of shares that the investor
will receive if he chooses to convert. In this example, Company
ABC's convertible bond has a conversion ratio of 20. The investor
is effectively purchasing 20 shares of Stock ABC for $100 per share
($2000 / 20 = $100).
The bondholder keeps the bond for two years and collects a $120 interest payment each year. At the end of year two, he elects to convert his bond into 20 shares of stock. By this time, the stock price has risen to $150 per share. The bondholder converts his bond to 20 shares at $150 per share, and now his investment is worth $3000.