48 percent of additional share issues targeted for this year, although
81 percent of planned stock splits have been carried out, according to a
report from Saigon Securities Inc (SSI).
As of August
31, companies had issued over a billion shares, or 81 percent of a 1.28
billion to be issued this year through stock splits, which include
offering bonus shares to existing shareholders and paying dividends in
the form of shares.
"If existing shareholders refuse to
buy additional shares, they face a risk of dilution as share prices will
be adjusted downward in proportion to the value of the issue," SSI
director of analysis Hoang Viet Phuong wrote in a statement.
Listed companies (not including banks) have also targeted to raise
nearly 19.4 trillion VND (993.7 million USD) this year through the issue
of additional shares.They have so far raised over 9.3 trillion VND
(476.9 million USD) on the two national stock exchanges, or 48 percent
of the goal.
Firms have also succeeded in issuing 1.93
trillion VND (99 million USD) worth of convertible bonds, or 25 percent
of the targeted 7.7 trillion VND (395.5 million USD) for the year.
These figures do not include planned initial public offerings (IPOs) on
the over-the-counter market. PetroVietnam Gas, for instance, expects to
raise 150 million USD in its IPO next month.
Seven listed
commercial banks, meanwhile, have projected to raise 17 trillion VND
(871.8 million USD) in the sale of additional shares and 1.5 trillion
VND (76.9 million USD) in the sale of convertible bonds.
The total capital which companies hope to raise this year accounts for
just 4.4 percent of total market capitalisation on the two stock
exchanges and was expected to be absorbed in part by indirect foreign
investment inflows which have already totalled 1.8 billion USD in the
first half this year.
Phuong, however, doubted whether
remaining targets could be met before the end of the year under the
current circumstances on the market.
Stockholders were
also voicing increased concerns over how effectively companies would
utilise amounts raised and the impact of aggressive share issues on
corporate growth and the national economy overall, he said./.
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