greggles
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It is common for companies to raise capital after experiencing significant share price growth as they can do so with less dilution than would have been necessary at a lower price.This might be naieve of me but how did people know the success trial news would be followed by a capital raising before the announcement?
I feel a bit dumb not knowing this info i would have sold at 200% instead of hanging onto my current 100% gain.
To raise a million dollars at a share price of 5c would require the issuing of 20 million new shares. At 10c it will require only 10 million new shares. Also, there is usually an increased appetite for a capital raising when a company has had good news and a share price increase recently. More people will see potential in the company and the possibility of further share price growth.
Nobody knows for sure when a company will try and raise capital but it can be useful to see how much cash they currently have available. If their reserves are low, a capital raising is more likely, and even more likely after good news when they can do so with less dilution, especially if more cash is needed to fund further research/drilling/expansion.