Merit Medical Systems Inc. (NSDQ:MMSI) shareholders will soon get a 25 percent boost in the number of shares they own in the company after its board approved a 5-for-4 forward stock split, the company said today.
The split, which the company scheduled after market close on May 5, also corresponds to a proportionate reduction in equity and cash value per share. Boards often split their companies’ stock to make shares more affordable.
Merit’s approximately 29.0 million outstanding shares were worth about $23.51 a piece at the time the market closed today on a diluted basis. If that price were to hold through the May 2 split, which will increase the number of MMSI shares to 36.3 million, they would be worth about $18.78 each.
South Jordan, Utah-based company manufactures disposable devices used primarily in cardiology, radiology and endoscopy.
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