RE: Underwriters get the Rump Steak14 Apr 2023 16:26
C2645sg - "What do you mean? Be specific..." The TERP calculation acknowledges the number of new shares and their price. The TERP shows the theoretical price on ex-rights day compared to the closing price the night before.
On 27th the closing price was (according to IG) 1416.8. Thus, the theoretical price on the 28th with no other factors considered should have been 822.7.
Proof that the price was theoretical is given by the fact that the price dropped considerably further. Possibly, the rights issue was taken badly by investors, possibly some needed to sell shares to pay for rights, possibly the issue attracted attention of shorters. Those issues should be temporary, in which case the shares are currently at a discount.
"The whole world is walking into stagflation/recession and you think holidays will not be impacted?" - That's a different point. You may be right, but the current discounted price should ameliorate the risk slightly.