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EPS calculation

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  • August 3, 2016 at 9:01 am #331055
    letheu
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    Hi Teacher, I have question that confuses me as follow:
    Waffle had share capital of 7.5 mil in 50c equity shares at 1 Oct 20×6. On 1 Jan 20×7 it made an issue of 4 mil shares at full market price immediately followed by a 1 for 3 bonus issue. Profit at 3 Sep 20×7 was $12 mil. Calculate EPS.
    Answer is:
    B/f : 7500/0.5 = 15000 shares
    full market price issue: 4000× 9/12= 3000 shares
    bonus issue : 18000/3= 6000shares
    EPS: 12/24= $0.5
    I wonder why they dont include months calculation as
    total shares=15000×3/12 +4000×9/12 +6000×9/12?
    Thank you for reading and look forward to your help.

    August 3, 2016 at 9:15 pm #331232
    MikeLittle
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    Because the bonus shares were issued subsequent to the issue at full value, just 3 months into the year, we can only treat those bonus shares as being attributable to 9 months’ worth of new shares

    Your answer is clearly wrong because the 15,000,000 were in issue for the full year, not just for 3 months

    So ….

    After issuing the 4,000,000 at full market price and then immediately giving a one for three bonus issue, my figures for the year are as follows:

    1.10.06 15,000,000 12/12 15,000,000
    1. 1.07 4,000,000 9/12 3,000,000
    1. 1.07 5,000,000 12/12 5,000,000
    1. 1.07 1,333,333 9/12 1,000,000

    Wanes 24,000,000

    EPS $12,000,000 / 24,000,000 = $0.50

    That bonus issue of 1 for 3 has to be applied separately to the 15,000,000 original shares and then to the 4 million shares that were in issue for just 9 months

    Where’s the question from?

    It’s a poser!

    August 4, 2016 at 12:50 am #331269
    letheu
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    Thank you.
    I got it from practice book from 2015 to August 2016.

    August 4, 2016 at 5:46 am #331284
    MikeLittle
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    Thanks for that information

    It’s a tricky question – rather more of a P2 type EPS problem than one from F7

    August 26, 2016 at 2:17 pm #335336
    will12
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    hhmm sir..

    I am not sure I follow your calculation..

    1.10.06 15,000,000 12/12 15,000,000
    yes I get this calculation… the 15M shares in October.

    1. 1.07 4,000,000 9/12 3,000,000

    ok yes I get this calculation.. there is 9 months from 1st of jan to 31st sep.. so you have 9/12 * 4m shares = 3m shares

    1. 1.07 5,000,000 12/12 5,000,000

    ok yes, this is the bonus issue 1/3*15million= 5m

    1. 1.07 1,333,333 9/12 1,000,000

    what in the question tells us/hints to take 9/12th of 1M shares? where did you get the 1M shares from?

    August 26, 2016 at 6:14 pm #335398
    MikeLittle
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    It’s

    “1. 1.07 1,333,333 9/12 1,000,000” – 9 months of 1,333,333

    August 26, 2016 at 6:53 pm #335415
    will12
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    sorry. not sure I follow sir. where did the 1,333,333 come from? where did the 1,000,000 come from. thanks where in the question can I see information that will give me those figures?

    August 26, 2016 at 8:35 pm #335438
    MikeLittle
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    It’s from here:

    ‘an issue of 4 mil shares at full market price immediately followed by a 1 for 3 bonus issue’

    A 1 for 3 on 4 million is 1,333,333 and there are 9 months’ worth of this bonus

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