Chapter 25

HYBRID FINANCING

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 OUTLINE

• Preference Capital

• Features of Warrants and Convertible Debentures

• Valuation of Warrants

• Valuation of Compulsorily Convertible Debentures

• Valuation of Optionally Convertible Debentures

• Motives for Issuing Warrants and Convertible

Debentures
• Innovative Hybrids
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 PREFERENCE CAPITAL

The features attached to preference shares may vary along

the following dimensions:
• Cumulation of dividends
• Callability
• Convertibility
• Redeemability
• Participation in surplus profits and assets
• Voting rights
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 FEATURES OF WARRANTS AND
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES

• A warrant gives its holder the right, but not the

obligation, to subscribe to a certain number of equity
shares at a stated price during specified period.

• A convertible debenture is a debenture that is

convertible, partially or fully, into equity shares. The
conversion may be compulsory or optional.

• In a convertible debenture, the debenture and the option

are inseparable. A warrant, however, is detachable.
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 VALUATION OF WARRANTS
Since a warrant is like a call option on the equity stock of the issuing
company, the principles of option valuation can be applied to
warrants.

Value of Upper limit on

warrant warrant value

Value of the
warrant

Lower limit on
warrant value

Stock price
Exercise price

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 VALUATION OF WARRANTS

The distance between the actual price of the warrant and

its lower limit is a function of the following factors:

• Variance of the stock returns

• Time to expiration

• Risk-free interest rate

• Stock price

• Exercise price

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 APPLYING THE BLACK-SCHOLES MODEL
Ignoring the complications arising from dividends and /or dilution,
the value of a warrant may be calculated using the procedure
described in Chapter 10. To illustrate the calculation, consider the
following data:
• Number of shares outstanding = N = 20 million
• Current stock price = S = Rs 60
• Ratio of warrants issued to the number of outstanding

shares = p = 0.05
• Total number of warrants issued = pN = 0.05 x 20 million = 1
million
• Exercise price =E = Rs 50
• Time to expiration of warrants = 3 months
• Annual standard deviation of stock price changes = σ = 0.40
• Risk – free interest rate = 8 percent
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 APPLYING THE BALCK-SCHOLES MODEL
Step 1: Calculate d1 and d2

So 2
ln + r+ t
E 2
d1 =
t
60 0.16
ln + 0.08 + 0.25
50 2
d1 =
 0.25
0.1823 + 0.04
= = 1.1115
0.20

d2 = d1 – σ  t

= 1.1115 – Centre
0.20 for
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Step 2: Find N(d1) and N (d2). N (d1) and N (d2) represent the probabilities that a
random variable that has a standardised normal distribution will assume
values less than d1 and d2
N (d1) = N (1.1115) = 0.8668
N (d2) = N (0.9115) = 0.8190

Step 3: Estimate the present value of the exercise price, using the continuous
discounting principle
E Rs.50 Rs.50
= = = Rs.49.01
ert e 0.08 x 0.25 1.0202

Step 4: Plug the numbers obtained above in the Black-Scholes formula.

E
C0 = S0N(d1) – N (d2)
ert
= 60 x 0.8668 – 49.01 x 0.8190
= Rs 11.87
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 EFFECTS OF DILUTION

• A traded call is a side bet between investors. Hence when

an investor exercises a traded call, there is no effect
whatsover on the firm.

• However, when a warrant is exercised the number of

outstanding shares goes up and the value of the firm
increases by the exercise money.

• Hence, in valuing warrants, the dilution has to be taken

into account.

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 EFFECTS OF DILUTION

Let V = value of equity before the exercise of warrants

N = number of outstanding shares
P = ratio of warrants issued to the number of
outstanding shares
E = exercise price

If the warrants are exercised, the equity value will rise

to V + pNE and the number of shares will increase to

N + pN. Hence, the share price after the warrants are

exercised will be:
V + pNE
N ( 1 +p)
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 EFFECTS OF DILUTION
On maturity, the warrant holder can exercise the warrant or let it
lapse. So, the value of warrant, on maturity, will be:
  Max Share – Exercise , 0
price price
  V + pNE
Max – E, 0
N(1 + p)
V/N – E
Max ,0
(1 + p)
= 1 Max V – E, 0
1+p N
Thus, the value of warrant is equal to 1/(1 + p) times the value of call
option on the stock of a firm that has the same current value of
equity but has no outstanding warrants.
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 VALUATION OF COMPULSORILY CONVERTIBLE
(PARTLY OR FULLY) DEBENTURES
n It aPi n Fi
V0 =  + + 
t=1 (1+ kd)t (1+ ks)i j=m (1+ kd) j

where V0 = value of the convertible debenture at the time of issue

It = interest receivable at the end of period t
n = life of the debenture
a = number of equity shares receivable when part-conversion
or full occurs at the end of period i
Pi = expected price per equity share at the end of period i
Fj = instalment of principal repayment at the end of period j
kd = investors’ required rate of return on the debt component
ks = investors’ required
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 VALUATION OF OPTIONALLY
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
Straight
debt value Conversion
value

Firm value Firm value

(a) Straight debt value (b) Conversion value

Value of
Convertible
debentures

Firm value
(c) Value of convertible debentures
 MOTIVES FOR ISSUING WARRANTS AND
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
Conventional Explanations

• Cheaper debt
• Equity at a premium

Modern Finance Explanations

• Cash flow matching

• Financial synergy
• Agency costs
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 INNOVATIVE HYBRIDS
The payoffs of innovative hybrids are linked to some general
economic variable like the interest rate, exchange rate, commodity
price, stock market index, and so on.

Type Example
• Hybrids to manage • Oil-indexed bond
commodity risk
• Hybrids to manage forex • Dual currency bond
risk
• Hybrids to manage interest • Inverse floating rate note
rate risk
• Hybrids to reduce conflicts • Floating rate, rating
between bondholders and sensitive
stockholders note
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 EVALUATION OF HYBRIDS
Two primary economic reasons for the popularity of
hybrids
• Make market more complete
• Provide a tax or regulatory advantage

Critics : Hybrids represent a supply driven fad foisted

by mercenary investment bankers

Votaries : Hybrids represent useful capital market

innovations which succeed only if they do a
better job than the existing instruments

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 SUMMING UP
• The important forms of hybrid financing are preference
capital, warrants, convertible debentures, and
innovative hybrids

• Preference shares may vary in terms of cumulation of

dividends

• A warrant gives its holder the right, but not the

obligation to subscribe to a certain number of equity
shares at a stated price during a specified period.

• A convertible debenture is a debenture that is

convertible, partially or fully, into equity shares.
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• A warrant can be valued like a call option.

• The value of an optionally convertible debenture is a

function of three factors: straight debenture value,
conversion value, and option value.
• According to modern finance, convertible debentures
improve cash flow matching, generate financial synergy,
and mitigate agency problems.
• An innovative hybrid is a hybrid security whose payoff is
linked to some general economic variable like the interest
rate, exchange rate, or commodity index.

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