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March 3, 2008
Microsoft/Yahoo: Tracking the Deal "Spread"
One month ago Microsoft announced its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. It pegged the bid at the then-effective price of $31, but it also put it at a specific ratio of Microsoft to Yahoo shares. If you used the ratio the current value of the bid has tumbled to $25.86, which is why Microsoft made clear again today that it is sticking to the value of the original offer, or $31 per Yahoo share.
Let's look at the spread between Yahoo's share price and the $31 pegged price offered by Microsoft. A big discount would suggest that the market doesn't think the deal will be done; while a big premium would suggest a raised bid or another bidder. A lock at $31 would make it a done deal, at least from the market's point of view.
Here you are, and it's a discount to the price, all the way:
As you can see, there is stubborn and growing deal discount out there. The market is as skeptical as it's been since the bid was announced, despite Steve Ballmer's confident noises today that his company would stick to the proposal, and make things happen at current prices. Not only that, the market has taken much solace in his confirmation that discussions between the two companies are ongoing.
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