ADMS 3595 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ice King, Preferred Stock, Weighted Arithmetic Mean
ADMS3595 - Chapter 17
Supplementary Question
Question 1:
Company A had 200,000 ordinary shares on Jan. 1. The company issued 10,000 new shares on
April 1. On June 1, the ordinary shares were split 2 for 1. On Oct. 1, the company met
contingency conditions that led to 10,000 new ordinary shares being issued on Dec. 1.
Required:
1. Calculate the weighted average number of shares for the year ended Dec. 31.
2. Calculate the basic EPS assuming that the company had earnings of $300,000 and declared
non-cumulative preference share dividends of $25,000 during the year.
Question 2:
Ice King Products Incorporated reported after-tax profit of $6.5 million in 20X5. Its capital
structure included the following as of 31 December 20X5, the end of the company's fiscal year:
Shareholders' equity:
• Preferred shares, $4.50, no-par, cumulative, convertible into common shares at the rate of
two common shares for each preferred share, shares outstanding, 150,000
• Preferred shares, $2.50, no-par, cumulative, convertible into common shares at the rate of
one common share for each preferred share, shares outstanding, 400,000
• Common shares, shares outstanding, 1,500,000
Options to purchase common shares (options have been outstanding all year):
• Purchase price, $20; expire 20X11, 100,000 options
• Purchase price, $52; expire 20X14, 200,000 options
Each option allows the purchase of one share.
Transactions during 20X5:
• On 1 July, 400,000 common shares were issued on the conversion of 200,000 of the
$4.50 preferred shares.
• On 1 December, 100,000 common shares were issued for cash.
Additional information:
• Average common share price, stable during the year, $40
• Tax rate, 25%
• Quarterly dividends were declared on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, and 31
December
Required:
Calculate basic and diluted earnings per share.
Document Summary
Company a had 200,000 ordinary shares on jan. 1. On june 1, the ordinary shares were split 2 for 1. On oct. 1, the company met contingency conditions that led to 10,000 new ordinary shares being issued on dec. 1. Required: calculate the weighted average number of shares for the year ended dec. 31, calculate the basic eps assuming that the company had earnings of ,000 and declared non-cumulative preference share dividends of ,000 during the year. Ice king products incorporated reported after-tax profit of . 5 million in 20x5. Its capital structure included the following as of 31 december 20x5, the end of the company"s fiscal year: Options to purchase common shares (options have been outstanding all year): purchase price, ; expire 20x11, 100,000 options, purchase price, ; expire 20x14, 200,000 options. Each option allows the purchase of one share. Transactions during 20x5: on 1 july, 400,000 common shares were issued on the conversion of 200,000 of the.