"Equity issuance" refers to the process of a company offering and selling its ownership shares, also known as equity, to investors or the public. It is a way for companies to raise capital by selling a portion of the company to others.
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You'll want to consider whether an
initial equity issuance or stock options represents the appropriate incentive for an individual.
According to an IMF estimate from last spring: «Large U.S. corporations have experienced a negative net
equity issuance of $ 3 trillion since 2009 due to share buybacks.»
«While everyone is focused on valuation and bubbles (to some degree rightfully so), the fact remains that the last few years have been supported by a low level of
net equity issuance that has, all else equal, supported prices,» says Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG.
[NB: UNG has no pension liability, and outstanding deferred / contingent consideration liabilities can be easily funded
with equity issuance & 2014 cash generation].
A limited number of classes of common shares are being used
for equity issuances and stock option grants.
Corporate investment - banking fees were down 4 % from the year - ago quarter because of lower advisory and
equity issuance fees but partly offset by higher debt - issuance fees, according to the firm.
-- We estimate that the
recent equity issuance of C$ 345 million to repay acquisition debt will bring pro forma leverage down to about 3.5 x, and that that solid free cash flow in the next 12 - 18 months should enable the company to reduce leverage to below 3x by the end of 2013.
If shares outstanding stop declining as buyback activity recedes and net
equity issuance turns positive, it will put more onus on the numerator — the actual earnings — to propel earnings per share higher.
There is some early evidence that Big Finance is pulling back, with
new equity issuance down recently.
Specifically, they consider the effect of investor sentiment on hedge portfolios that are long (short) the highest (lowest)- performing) value - weighted deciles of stocks sorted on: financial distress (two measures), net stock issuance,
composite equity issuance, total accruals, net operating assets, momentum, gross profit - to - assets, asset growth, return - on - assets and investment - to - assets.
Notwithstanding the value destruction that has resulted from the carpet - bombing of investors
by equity issuance to finance ill - conceived capital programs, we find many reasons to consider investing selectively in gold - mining equities.
Analysts also expect total shares outstanding to continue to climb due to Annaly's use of
equity issuances as a tool to fund expansion and further investment in secondary mortgage markets.
Here's an example from American Capital Agency's (NASDAQ: AGNC) 2013 annual filings:» [W] hile our stockholders bear the risk of our
future equity issuances... diluting the value of their stock holdings in us, the compensation payable to our Manager will increase as a result of future issuances of our equity securities.»
For watchers of newish ASX entrants with tiny revenues, large market capitalisations and a penchant
for equity issuance, infant formula brand Wattle Health Australia sits high on the list.
Though the composition of an index fund changes by period to reflect
additional equity issuance / buyback by companies in the index, it misses the effect on returns from having to allocate more capital when valuations are high, and having to receive capital back when valuations are low.
These concerns might recently have been exacerbated by changes in the pattern of corporate financing: in countries in which the swap spread has increased the most — the US and UK — growth in private sector bond issuance has been relatively large, while
net equity issuance has been low (or even negative as in the United States).
Therefore, EPR must still balance debt issuances
with equity issuances to keep its debt metrics roughly the same as they are today.
Fueling the upgrade was the belief that Helix Energy Solutions is less risky after putting its Siem Helix 1 to work and completing a $ 320 million
equity issuance to bolster its balance sheet.
Capital raisings from other types of
equity issuance, which include rights issues, placements and dividend reinvestment plans, were also strong in the quarter.
In combination with the anti-dilution provisions contained in the Convertible Preferred Stock (the «BFC Preferred»),
an equity issuance at current levels would be significantly dilutive to existing shareholders (even if completed through a Rights Offering).
Compounded by the anti-dilution provisions contained in the Company's Convertible Preferred Stock,
an equity issuance of this magnitude would be significantly dilutive to existing shareholders.
His variables capture profitability (positive earnings, positive cash flows from operations, increasing return on assets and negative accruals), operating efficiency (increasing gross margins and asset turnover) and liquidity (decreasing debt, increasing current ratio, and
no equity issuance).
Of all a company's total debt and
equity issuance, unsubordinated debt is prioritized first, followed by subordinated debt, before preferred and common equity are considered.
I assumed that ONB would do
an equity issuance sufficient to cut the warrants in half.
'' [W] hile our stockholders bear the risk of our future
equity issuances... diluting the value of their stock holdings in us, the compensation payable to our Manager will increase as a result of future issuances of our equity securities.»
The agencies will need more capital for lending, so I would expect more preferred stock issues, and perhaps
an equity issuance, if to a key investor, like the US Government.
So, that's my preferred measure for how much has the underlying value of the firm increased: growth in fully diluted tangible book value (ex-AOCI), adding back dividends, and subtract out net
equity issuance / buyback measured not at cost, but at the current market price.
Growth in fully diluted tangible book value (ex-AOCI) is a good measure of firm performance, if you add back dividends, and subtract out net
equity issuance / buyback measured not at cost, but at the current market price.
Equity issuance, debt amortization, re-financing & property revaluations have left the sector in an enviable position — with a cap weighted average of only 55 %.
Using Ambisafe's platform, companies can deploy smart contracts, including standard support for private key recovery, debt and
equity issuance, and multi signature transactions.
Proficient at analyzing cost of operations and identifying areas for improvement, corporate portfolio management, and debt financing and
equity issuances.
General Growth is one of the few firms that have risked
an equity issuance in the current market.