Q: I have seen your recent comments and you believe the recent deal is good. My question is related to it's ~12% price drop in 3weeks. I have only seen positive analysis from all analysts. So my question to you is, is there any systemic or structural reason for the stock to be tanking well over the ~2% TSX reduction in the same time frame? What has changed in 3 weeks to spook investors?
5i Research Answer:
Whether a deal is good, bad, or great, when there is an equity financing there is typically pressure on share prices. In FRU's case, it upsized its original plan and sold more shares than expected, and this may have sopped up 'regular' demand for the stock. Then, when the stock goes below issue price, investors worry, fearing an 'overhang' of stock held by dealers. But the issue has closed, and FRU gets the money. FRU says the acquisition is accretive and now needs to prove it.