Chapter 16: Q6IFRS (page 895)
What are the arguments for giving separate accounting recognition to the conversion feature of debentures?
There is an inborn economic value in a conversion feature.
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Question: Petrenko Corporation has outstanding 2,000 \(1,000 bonds, each convertible into 50 shares of \)10 par value ordinary shares. The bonds are converted on December 31, 2017. The bonds payable has a carrying value of \(1,950,000 and conversion equity of \)20,000. Record the conversion using the book value method.
Briefly explain why corporations issue convertible securities.
(EPS with Stock Dividend and Discontinued Operations) Christina Corporation is preparing the comparative financial statements to be included in the annual report to stockholders. Christina employs a fiscal year ending May 31.
Income from operations before income taxes for Christina was \(1,400,000 and \)660,000, respectively, for fiscal years ended May 31, 2018 and 2017. Christina experienced a loss from discontinued operations of \(400,000 on March 3, 2018. A 40% combined income tax rate pertains to any and all of Christina Corporation’s profits, gains, and losses.
Christina’s capital structure consists of preferred stock and common stock. The company has not issued any convertible securities or warrants and there are no outstanding stock options.
Christina issued 40,000 shares of \)100 par value, 6% cumulative preferred stock in 2014. All of this stock is outstanding, and no preferred dividends are in arrears.
There were 1,000,000 shares of \(1 par common stock outstanding on June 1, 2016. On September 1, 2016, Christina sold an additional 400,000 shares of the common stock at \)17 per share. Christina distributed a 20% stock dividend on the common shares outstanding on December 1, 2017. These were the only common stock transactions during the past 2 fiscal years.
Instructions
(a) Determine the weighted-average number of common shares that would be used in computing earnings per share on the current comparative income statement for:
(1) The year ended May 31, 2017.
(2) The year ended May 31, 2018.
(b) Starting with income from operations before income taxes, prepare a comparative income statement for the years ended May 31, 2018 and 2017. The statement will be part of Christina Corporation’s annual report to stockholders and should include appropriate earnings per share presentation.
(c) The capital structure of a corporation is the result of its past financing decisions. Furthermore, the earnings per share data presented on a corporation’s financial statements is dependent upon the capital structure.
(1) Explain why Christina Corporation is considered to have a simple capital structure.
(2) Describe how earnings per share data would be presented for a corporation that has a complex capital structure.
What is meant by a dilutive security?
(Conversion of Bonds) Vargo Company has bonds payable outstanding in the amount of \(500,000, and the Premium on Bonds Payable account has a balance of \)7,500. Each \(1,000 bond is convertible into 20 shares of preferred stock of parvalue of \)50 per share. All bonds are converted into preferred stock.
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