1. There were 2,500,000 shares outstanding at the beginning of
2019.
2. The company has preference share capital of $6,000,000 at
the beginning of 2019. These were
9%, cumulative, convertible preference shares with $2 par
value per share.
The preference shares were issued at par. Each preference
share is convertible into two ordinary shares.
The conversion rate of preference shares must be adjusted for
any share dividend or share split occurring during the year.
On 1 May 2019, 250,000 preference shares have been converted
into ordinary shares. Another 250,000 shares have been repurchased
at cost on the same date. The remaining shares were outstanding
until year-end. The preference dividend is paid every 4
months.
3. The company has two convertible debt instruments
outstanding at the end of 2019 as follows:
a. Convertible bond class (A): This is a $1,000,000 face
value, 6%, 10-year bond that was issued on 1 January 2016. These
bonds pay interest semi-annually and are convertible into 500,000
ordinary shares. The total issue price of the bond was
$1,100,000.
On 1 October 2019, the holders of the bonds converted 30% of
them into ordinary shares.
b. Convertible bond class (B): This is a $5,000,000 face
value, 10%, 5-year bond that was issued on 1 October 2019. Each $10
bond is convertibles into two ordinary shares. The
bonds pay interest annually. The total issue price of the bond
was $6,000,000.
4. On 1 March 2019, the company declared and distributed a 20%
share dividend to outstanding
shareholders.
5. On 1 April 2019, The Company executed a 3:1 share split on
outstanding shares.
6. On 1 January 2019, the company granted its executives
120,000 options with an exercise price of
$25 per share. The options are valid for two years and are
considered for compensation purpose. The service period was
estimated to be two years. The options were valued at $1,800,000.
The following table summarizes the exercise/expiry of options
during 2019:
In 1 July:
Percentage of options exercised 20%
Average market price per share ($) 30
The average market price of ordinary shares on 31 December
2019 was $20 per share.
7. Net income for 2019 was $16,000,000.
8. The effective market rate was 8% and the tax rate was
25%.
Required:
1) The basic earnings per share for the year 2019. (Show all
your calculations)
2. The diluted earnings per share for the year 2019. (Show all
your calculations)