The convertible bond will underperform the company s stock when the stock appreciates significantly because the investor paid a conversion premium on the convertible bond.
Convertible bond floor price.
The par value of convertible bond per share of common stock is called the conversion price i e.
The lowest value that convertible bonds can fall to given the present value of the remaining future cash flows and principal repayment.
The convertible bond will outperform the company s stock when the stock declines in value because the convertible has a price floor equal to the straight bond value.
For example if a 1 000 par value bond can be converted to 20 shares of common stock the conversion ratio is 20.
The bond floor is the value at which the.
Concluding the example divide 1 000.
Divide the convertible bond s face value by your step 5 result and add this calculation s result to your step 8 result to figure the bond s floor value.
If the bond is held until maturity the investor will be paid 1 000 in principal plus 40 in.