the deal wrote:KQ likely to do a 2 for every 1 held RI at Sh24 bring total issued shares to 1.38 Bln, at a PE of 5.8 KQ would still be cheap if you take up all your rights or buy from the market at that price!
A 2:1 Rights issue without a bonus component would dilute the current share price by a similar factor in order to maintain the same P/E. ie the 7.65 Earnings Per 1 Share (EPS)would now be shared by 3 shares (hence a new EPS post rights of Ksh 2.55). To maintain the same prevailing P/E of 4, the share price post rights would thus be (4 x 2.55)= Ksh 10.2.
A mixture of rights and bonus seems like the only logical option, as the bonus shares issued would cushion the dilution.
It may be prudent to await the rights details before any KQ purchase due to the size of the anticipated rights and the prevailing market conditions.
Happy hunting.
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