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Making Timely & InformedEquity CompensationDecisions
An Employee Workshop from:
Net Worth Strategies, Inc.
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Workshop ObjectivesProvide unique insights regarding one’s company stock and option holdingsFacilitate timely diversification decisions to maximize the value of your grants
Introduce a new platform for equity compensation recipient communication & decision support
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BackgroundNet Worth Strategies, Inc.:The leading provider of equity compensation education, communication & decision support solutions
Program Components:
Workshop Presentation
Equity Compensation Benefit Statement
Access to
www.StockOpter.com
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AgendaMyths and Truths about Equity Comp.Overview of StockOpter
®
:
Equity Compensation Benefit Statement
Equity Compensation Concepts & Taxation
StockOpter Analysis Output
Resources and Tools
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Equity CompensationMisconceptions &
Truths
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Common MisconceptionsGetting assistance or creating an equity comp. strategy is unnecessary
One should exercise / sell when:
Options expire or employment is terminated
Money is needed
Stock price target is met
Taxation can be avoided
I’m now getting Restricted Stock Grants so managing my Stock Options is unnecessary
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Careful planning and professional assistance facilitates better decisions & reduces costly mistakesExercise / sell decisions should be based on:Remaining time value / leverage not stock price aloneFinancial goals not just cash flow requirementsLevel of concentration in company stock and optionsTaxes are unavoidable but they can be managed
Outstanding Stock Option Grants still require timely action
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StockOpter® Equity Compensation Benefit Statement
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Equity Comp Benefit Stmt.*Grant Summary & Key FindingsStock Option Valuation
In-the-Money Value Table
Time / Black Scholes Value Table
Restricted Share Value Table
Forfeit Value Calculations
Leverage Table
Insight Ratios Table (Stock Options)
All Reported Dollar Amounts are Pre-Tax
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Equity Compensation Concepts
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What are Stock Options?Definition:A grant of the right to purchase company stock in the future at a fixed (grant) price
Grant Price:
(aka – exercise, strike or option price)
It is the price at which an employee can exercise the stock option, once vested
Vesting Date:
The date when a traunch of options can be exercised
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Stock Option DefinitionsBargain Element: (aka: Spread)
The difference between the option exercise price & the market price of the stock at exercise
Exercise:
The process of purchasing the option shares at the grant price
Selling:
Selling the purchased shares stock of an exercised option (the option itself is not sold)
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Restricted Stock DefinitionsRestricted Stock Award = RSAA Grant of employer stock at no cost or substantial discount that is subject to restrictions
AKA: Restricted Stock Unit = RSU
Types of Restrictions
Time Vesting
(i.e. Future Date)
Performance Vesting
(i.e. Revenue Target)
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Stock Option ValuationIn-the-Money Value (ITMV):Fair Market Value (FMV) – Grant Price x Shares
Option Value
(aka: Full or Black-Scholes Value [BSV])
:
Made up of two components:
In-the-Money Value +
Time Value (TV)
Time Value is estimated using methodologies including the Black-Scholes formula
BSV
= TV + ITMV
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Time Value Illustration
Strike Price
Option Price
Expiry Jan. 2010
Expiry Jan. 2011
50.00
10.20
11.50
60.00
3.00
5.30
60.54
Last Trade As of 9/9/09
65.00
1.05
3.10
70.00
0.25
1.75
In the Money
Under Water
General Mill (GIS) Market Traded Options as of Sept 9, 2009
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Option Valuation MethodsPractical Applications:Valuing Market Traded Options
Expensing Stock Options on Financial Statements
Valuing Employee Stock Options for decision support
Black-Scholes is the most broadly used and practical model for valuing employee stock options for decision support because the assumptions used are less complicated than alternatives
The Binomial model is an alternative to Black-Scholes that financial experts believe can produce lower values for expensing purposes because it uses changes in volatility and option-forfeiture rates
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Estimating Time ValueThe Black Scholes formula calculates the Time Value of a stock option using the following factors:
Time until expiration
Volatility of the stock price
The In-the-money value / Leverage
Risk free rate of return (RFR)
Per share dividend
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Time Until Expiration
Total Option Value
Years
6
0
2
4
10
8
Time Value Element
Spread
Time Value decreases as the expiration date approaches.
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Stock Price VolatilityThe annualized standard deviation of the stock's changes in price Expressed as a percentage (i.e. std dev of 0.3 is volatility of 30%)Statistical method to provide range of possible stock prices over option life
Types of Volatility:
Historical
: the actual volatility that occurred to the underlying stock during some look back time period
Implied
: the market's estimate of future volatility derived from the option's bid/ask mid price
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GIS Volatility
12 Month Price Volatility of GIS Stock
A volatile stock has a higher upside potential over time. The greater the volatility, the higher the Time Value.
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Volatility SelectionDepends on application:Valuing Employee Stock Options for decision support
Expensing Stock Options on Financial Statements
Analyzing Market Traded Options
Consequently, selection is “art” not science
Compare a variety of sources to validate:
Company Annual Report (SEC Filings)
Market Traded Options: www.ivolatility.com
Peer Comparisons (use for private companies)
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In-the-Money Value
As the ITM value increases, TV decreases because upside leverage is less.
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Stock Option Leverage
High Leverage/TV: stock price is close to the option price...
Low Leverage/TV: option has significant ITM value...
The higher the current stock price is relative to the strike price, the less time value or upside leverage remains in the option.
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Risk Free Rate of ReturnAn option provides the holder with the right to own stock at a certain price without having to purchase the stock…
Consequently, an option’s value is enhanced by the ability to use the capital that would otherwise be invested in the stock for some other investment…
The Risk Free Rate represents the return on this other investment which enhances the value of the stock option
The higher the risk-free rate of return, the higher the BSV and TV of the option.
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The Risk Free Rate AffectFor option valuation purposes:
The Risk Free Rate can be derived from the yield on US Treasury bills or from similar investments
This value can also be found in the company’s annual report for the purpose of option expensing
The higher the Risk Free Rate of Return, the higher the Time Value of the option.
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Per Share DividendDecrease an option’s Time Value because the holder is forgoing the dividend until the time of exerciseA dividend can produce negative Time Value depending on the other BSV factors
The inclusion of a dividend is not relevant if you intend to exercise and sell immediately for diversification purposes
The Time Value of an option is lower when the dividend is factored in.
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Time Value Factor SummaryTV decreases
as the expiration date approaches.
TV
decreases
as the in-the-money amount increases.
TV is
higher
for stocks with higher volatility.
TV is
higher
when the risk free rate of return is higher.
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Equity Compensation Taxation
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TaxationUnavoidable!Occurs when the client takes ownership by exercising stock options or when RSAs vest
Incentive Stock Options (ISOs):
ISO’s trigger Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
AMT planning is critical to optimize & avoid problems
Non Qualified Stock Options (NQSOs), Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), & RSAs:
Taxed at ordinary income rates (compensation)
Cashless Exercise: sale proceeds used to pay exercise price and withheld for taxes
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ISOs: Tax Consequences
$100
$0
Strike price
FMV at exercise
FMV at sale
AMT adjustment
AMT
C.G.
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$100
$0
Strike price
FMV at exercise
FMV at sale
Compensation
Income
NQSOs:
Tax Consequences
Capital Gains
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$100
$0
Grant
Vest
FMV at sale
Compensation
Income
Regular C.G.
RSAs:
Tax Consequences
Capital Gains
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RSA 83(b) ElectionAccelerates taxation from date of vest to date of grant Starts CG holding periodEliminates taxation at vesting
Must be made within 30 days of the grant (or early exercise)
Election made by filing document with IRS
Election is irrevocable
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$100
$0
Grant
Vest
FMV at sale
Compensation
Income
83b
Election
Original C.G.
Additional C.G.
RSAs: 83b Consequences
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Taxation SummaryUnavoidable (gifting retains tax liability)!Employee Stock Options:NQSOs & SARs – compensation income when “Exercised”
ISOs – AMT planning is crucial
Restricted Stock Awards:
Compensation income when restrictions lapse (vest)
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StockOpter® Analysis Output
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Betty Crocker ExampleFinancial Goal: $1,500,000
Diversified Portfolio Value:
$750,000
Company:
GIS
(General Mills, Inc.)
Current Stock Price:
$60.00
Stock Volatility:
25%
Risk Free Rate:
4.4%
(10K)
Income Tax Rate:
40%
Cap Gains:
22%
(Fed+State)
Stock Options:
7 – NQSOs:
21,625 vested & 13,160 unvested
Shares:
1,500 shares held
(cost basis: $75,000)
10,000 RSAs
(cost basis: $0)
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StockOpter Tables/ChartsIn-the-Money Values*
After Tax Values
(full analysis)
Black Scholes, Time and Forfeit Values
*
Restricted Shares / Units Values
*
Owned Share Values
(full analysis)
Leverage
*
Financial Goals
(full analysis)
Concentration
(full analysis)
Key Ratios
*
* Included in Equity Comp. Benefit Statement
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In-the-Money Valuation
ITM Value = Current Value ($60) – Exercise Price x Shares
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After Tax Valuation
Cash Out Value = ITM Value – Potential Tax (calculated by applying a 40% income tax rate)
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Black Scholes Valuation
Compare to ITM Value of
$333,204
Black Scholes Value = Time Value + ITM Value
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Option Forfeit Valuation
Forfeit Value
®
$384,544
Vs. ITM Value of Unvested:
$13,160
Forfeit Value = Time Value of Vested + BSV of Unvested
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Restricted Share Values
Shows estimate tax liabilities & net shares at vesting
Gross RSA Value =
Shares * FMV
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Total Forfeit Value
Total Forfeit Value =
Option Forfeit Value + RSA Value
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Owned Share Valuation
GIS Stock Price:
$60
After Tax Value of Owned Shares =
Share * Price – Basis * Cap Gains Rate (22%)
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Leverage
A 20%
increase
in stock price yields a
104.65%
increase
in ITM value
A 20%
decrease
in stock price yields a
76.16%
decrease
in ITM value
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Financial Goal Attainment
Financial Goal
Value of Diversified Portfolio (VDP)
Vested share goal status at various prices
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Concentration
39%
of portfolio is in company stock or options
Pre-Tax Values
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Key Ratios
This grant’s “Insight Ratio” means
87.81%
of its full value is ITM Value
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Insight Ratios The Insight Ratio is TV divided by BSVRepresents the remaining theoretical potential10% means 90% of theoretical potential has been achieved
Provides a framework for diversifying based on
risk v. reward
Planning horizon and risk profile are key considerations
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Insight Ratio FactorsProximity to retirement?Bullish on company growth prospects?
Concerned with negative leverage?
Close to achieving a financial goal?
Concentrated position?
Upcoming cash-flow requirements?
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Key Ratio Considerations*
Risk Profile
Insight Ratio
(TV/BSV)
Short/Conservative
30%-50%
Medium/Moderate
11%-29%
Long/Aggressive
<10%
* These are only guidelines for establishing individual decision criteria
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Decision SupportResources & Tools
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Decision SupportMaking timely & informed equity comp. decision is an ongoing process
Resources:
Online:
www.StockOpter.com
Personalized
Reports
What-if
Dashboards
&
Concept Videos
Nightly
Monitoring
of Decision Triggers
Financial Advisors
(specializing in equity comp.)
LinkedIn Group:
Equity Compensation Recipients – Decision Support
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StockOpter.comAccess:URL: www.StockOpter.com/participants UserID:
work email
Password:
temp
(case sensitive)
Terms:
60 Days no-charge
Annual Subscription:
$95
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Next StepsReview your E/C Benefit StatementVisit:
StockOpter.com
Update
My Data
& review
Dashboards
View
Concept Videos
Create your
Personal Equity Profile
report
Review and modify
Monitoring
triggers
Review this information with your advisor
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Questions?nwsi_info@networthstrategies.com
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