RE:RE:RE:The possible reverse split@ johnney - Minimum consolidation would be 3:1. Anything less would be pointless as most financial institutions won't margin a common stock that trades for less than $3.00. $3 to $5 commons are generally marginable to 50% and $5+ commons generally marginable to 70%.
So if a consolidation were to happen, my guess is that it would be in the 10:1 range as bumping into the threshold floor price is undesirable. There needs to be some clearance above the threshold to allow for typical market fluctuations.
10:1 also opens up the commons to be bought by funds that have minimum price provisions in their articles of investment covenants.
Further to that, BBD's dual class share structure handicaps investment from some large institutional funds as large investors typically want equal representation at the board level. It's a moot point for small retail investors but many large institutional investors, beyond activist shareholders, want to have input into the decisions made by the board. BBD's share price would almost certainly rise if the dual class share structure was abandoned and everybody had equal voting rights.