Zoom stock slumps 6% after the video-conferencing group announces a $1.5 billion stock offering

• Zoom's stock price dropped as much as 6% in premarket trading on Tuesday, after it announced a $1.5 billion share offering.
• The video-conferencing group hasn't set a date yet, saying the stock sale remains "subject to market and other conditions."
• Zoom's $1.5 billion target suggests it will issue about 4.3 million shares, or around 1.5% of its outstanding shares.
• The software group likely wants to make the most of its 400% stock rally in 2020 and add some cash its coffers.
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Zoom shares slid as much as 6% in premarket trading on Tuesday after the video-conferencing group announced it will sell $1.5 billion of its stock in an underwritten public offering.

The software company didn't provide a date for the offering, saying it was "subject to market and other conditions."

Zoom has appointed JPMorgan as the sole underwriter. It plans to grant the investment bank a 30-day option to purchase an additional $225 million of its shares at the offering price, before underwriting discounts and commissions.

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The $1.5 billion target suggests Zoom could issue about 4.3 million shares, based on its stock price at the close of trading on Monday. That would represent around 1.5% of its outstanding shares.

Zoom is likely seeking to capitalize on its breathless stock rally last year and bolster its cash reserves. Its share price surged about 400% in 2020, boosting its market capitalization to around $100 billion, as the pandemic fueled demand for its video-conferencing software.

The group's revenue ballooned by 310% to $1.8 billion in the nine months to October 31 last year, boosting its net income from $10 million to $412 million.