If a $1000 per share value of convertible bond is issued for $1000, and is convertible into 20 shares of issuers common stock that pays no dividend, there will be no economic benefit in converting the debt to stock as long as the common stock is selling for less than $50 per share. If the bond value is indeed in the equity- equivalent region, as the value of a single share of common stock increases $1, the bond value will increase:
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