It's a mental thing. Some people are already accounting for 70M or even 100M shares. If they can get it down to 37M after getting the collateral shares back, then suddenly SIAF is a $20 stock. You don't need a share buyback plan. Throw in a cooperative deal and it's a $40 stock. In principle.
That would look magnificent :-) You don't think Solomon would do it? Watch and see. The reason why they are settling debt for 0.55 is because they are obligated. I'm not sure.
Yes, it's really screwed up. But logic doesn't always rule in these matters. Cash flow does. And that could change (and probably will) from one day to the next. But not now.
You are not going to join the camp that says SIAF is worth 0.55 because they are issuing shares for that price, right? Because that is NOT how it works.