1. What is the balance sheet impact of Crocs’ repurchase of its own shares of stock?
Original blog posting (February 3, 2014)

2. Crocs is buying back $200 million of its own common stock
In Dec 2013, Crocs announced Blackstone Group was buying $200 million of its preferred stock
Crocs plans to use the funds to repurchase its own common shares in 1st quarter of 2014

3. Question 1
How many common stock shares will Crocs be able to repurchase in the first quarter of 2014 with the $200 million invested by Blackstone Group?

4. Question 2
For the sake of this exercise, assume that all of the shares are repurchased on February 1, Write the journal entry to recognize this repurchase.

5. Question 3
What is the impact of this common stock repurchase on Crocs’ assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity?

6. Question Recap
How many common stock shares will Crocs be able to repurchase in the first quarter of with the $200 million invested by Blackstone Group?
For the sake of this exercise, assume that all of the shares are repurchased on February 1, Write the journal entry to recognize this repurchase.
What is the impact of this common stock repurchase on Crocs’ assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity?

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