Chapter 16: Dilutive Securities and Earnings per Share

McIntyre Corporation issued 2,000 $1,000 bonds at 101. Each bond was issued with one detachable stock warrant. After issuance, the bonds were selling separately at 98. The market price of the warrants without the bonds cannot be determined. Use the incremental method to record the issuance of the bonds and warrants.

CA16-5 (EPS: Preferred Dividends, Options, and Convertible Debt) “Earnings per share” (EPS) is the most featured, single financial statistic about modern corporations. Daily published quotations of stock prices have recently been expanded to include for many securities a “times earnings” figure that is based on EPS. Stock analysts often focus their discussions on the EPS of the corporations they study.

Instructions

(a) Explain how dividends or dividend requirements on any class of preferred stock that may be outstanding affect the computation of EPS.

(b) One of the technical procedures applicable in EPS computations is the “treasury-stock method.” Briefly describe the circumstances under which it might be appropriate to apply the treasury stock method.

(c) Convertible debentures are considered potentially dilutive common shares. Explain how convertible debentures are handled for purposes of EPS computations.

(Conversion of Bonds) The December 31, 2017, balance sheet of Kepler Corp. is as follows.10% callable, convertible bonds payable (semiannual interest dates April 30 and October 31; convertible into 6 shares of \(25 par value common stock per \)1,000 of bond principal; maturity date April 30, 2023) \(500,000Discount on bonds payable 10,240 \)489,760On March 5, 2018, Kepler Corp. called all of the bonds as of April 30 for the principal plus interest through April 30. By April 30, all bondholders had exercised their conversion to common stock as of the interest payment date. Consequently, on April 30, Kepler Corp. paid the semiannual interest and issued shares of common stock for the bonds. The discount is amortized on a straight-line basis. Kepler uses book value method.

Prepare the entry(the ies) to record the interest expense and conversion on April 30, 2018. Reversing entries were made on January 1, 2018. (Round to the nearest dollar.)

Explain how the conversion feature of convertible debt has a value (a) to the issuer and (b) to the purchaser.

Anazazi Co. offers all its 10,000 employees the opportunity to participate in an employee share-purchase plan. Under the terms of the plan, the employees are entitled to purchase 100 ordinary shares (par value \(1 per share) at a 20% discount. The purchase price must be paid immediately upon acceptance of the offer. In total, 8,500 employees accept the offer, and each employee purchases on average 80 shares at \)22 per share (market price \(27.50). Under IFRS, Anazazi Co. will record:

(a) no compensation since the plan is used to raise capital, not compensate employees.

(b) compensation expense of \)5,500,000.

(c) compensation expense of \(18,700,000.

(d) compensation expense of \)3,740,000.

(EPS with Complex Capital Structure) Amy Dyken, controller at Fitzgerald Pharmaceutical Industries, a public company, is currently preparing the calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share and the related disclosure for Fitzgerald’s financial statements. Below is selected financial information for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

FITZGERALD PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET

INFORMATION

JUNE 30, 2017

Long-term debt

Notes payable, 10% \( 1,000,000

8% convertible bonds payable 5,000,000

10% bonds payable 6,000,000

Total long-term debt \)12,000,000

Shareholders’ equity

Preferred stock, 6% cumulative, \(50 par value,

100,000 shares authorized, 25,000 shares issued

and outstanding \) 1,250,000

Common stock, \(1 par, 10,000,000 shares authorized,

1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding 1,000,000

Additional paid-in capital 4,000,000

Retained earnings 6,000,000

Total shareholders’ equity \)12,250,000

The following transactions have also occurred at Fitzgerald.

1. Options were granted on July 1, 2016, to purchase 200,000 shares at \(15 per share. Although no options were exercised

during fiscal year 2017, the average price per common share during fiscal year 2017 was \)20 per share.

2. Each bond was issued at face value. The 8% convertible bonds will convert into common stock at 50 shares per \(1,000

bond. The bonds are exercisable after 5 years and were issued in fiscal year 2016.

3. The preferred stock was issued in 2016.

4. There are no preferred dividends in arrears; however, preferred dividends were not declared in fiscal year 2017.

5. The 1,000,000 shares of common stock were outstanding for the entire 2017 fiscal year.

6. Net income for fiscal year 2017 was \)1,500,000, and the average income tax rate is 40%.

Instructions

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, calculate the following for Fitzgerald Pharmaceutical Industries.

(a) Basic earnings per share.

(b) Diluted earnings per share.

On January 1, 2017, Barwood Corporation granted 5,000 options to executives. Each option entitles the holder to purchase one share ofBarwood’s \(5 par value common stock at \)50 per share at any time during the next 5 years. The market price of the stock is \(65 per share on the date of grant. The fair value of the options at the grant date is \)150,000. The period of benefit is 2 years. Prepare Barwood’s journal entries for January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017 and 2018.

Question: (Conversion of Bonds) On January 1, 2017, Gottlieb Corporation issued \(4,000,000 of 10-year, 8% convertible debentures at 102. Interest is to be paid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31. Each \)1,000 debenture can be converted into eight shares of Gottlieb Corporation \(100 par value common stock after December 31, 2018. On January 1, 2019, \)400,000 of debentures are converted into common stock, which is then selling at \(110. An additional \)400,000 of debentures are converted on March 31, 2019. The market price of the common stock is then $115. Accrued interest at March 31 will be paid on the next interest date. Bond premium is amortized on a straight-line basis.

Make the necessary journal entries for:

(a) December 31, 2018. (c) March 31, 2019.

(b) January 1, 2019. (d) June 30, 2019.

Record the conversions using the book value method

What are the arguments for giving separate accounting recognition to the conversion feature of debentures?

(Basic EPS: Two-Year Presentation) Melton Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements for the annual report to its shareholders for fiscal years ended May 31, 2017, and May 31, 2018. The income from operations for thefiscal year ended May 31, 2017, was \(1,800,000 and income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018, was \)2,500,000. In both years, the company incurred a 10% interest expense on \(2,400,000 of debt, an obligation that requires interestonly payments for 5 years. The company experienced a loss from discontinued operations of \)600,000 on February 2018. The company uses a 40% effective tax rate for income taxes.

The capital structure of Melton Corporation on June 1, 2016, consisted of 1 million shares of common stock outstanding and 20,000 shares of \(50 par value, 6%, cumulative preferred stock. There were no preferred dividends in arrears, and the company had not issued any convertible securities, options, or warrants.

On October 1, 2016, Melton sold an additional 500,000 shares of the common stock at \)20 per share. Melton distributed a 20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on January 1, 2017. On December 1, 2017, Melton was able to sell an additional 800,000 shares of the common stock at $22 per share. These were the only common stock transactions that occurred during the two fiscal years.

Instructions

(a) Identify whether the capital structure at Melton Corporation is a simple or complex capital structure and explain why.

(b) Determine the weighted-average number of shares that Melton Corporation would use in calculating earnings per share for the fiscal year ended: (1) May 31, 2017. (2) May 31, 2018.

(c) Prepare, in good form, a comparative income statement, beginning with income from operations, for Melton Corportion for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2017, and May 31, 2018. This statement will be included in Melton’s annual report and should display the appropriate earnings per share presentations.