If we have $100 of stock options used as employee comp (SG&A) in lieu of cash (and we ignore taxes for simplicity)... We of course would have no change on CFFO (NI -100 and a "non-cash" charge add back +100). Retained Earnings would go down 100 b/c NI is -100, but what is the corresponding Asset side of the balance sheet entry (would have to be -100 to balance out RE going down by 100)? Thanks for the help and I hope I am not missing something simple.
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You issued equity. Equity up 100, r/e down 100. No effect on asset side
ok, but what happens when they actually EXERCISE the options...we would get 100 cash in and then what would be the liability/SE entry? We already raised the equity on the SE/Liab. side when we issued the options did we not?
Sorry I read this as a stock grant vs options originally. Options are only recognized as comp expense as they vest. So you wouldn't recognize the whole equity amount or the whole expense amount in the first year unless they all vest in the first year. For accounting purpose you assume they convert if in the money and use the TS method to calculate the impact on equity
Thanks a lot! The fact that they are not expensed at as comp until they vest is the type of answer I was looking for.
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