* Telehealth firm Hims & Hers Health HIMS.N shares down 4.4% premarket to $23.95 as it looks to raise capital
** San Francisco, California-based co announces private offering of $300 mln 6-yr convertible bonds
** It intends to use net offering proceeds to support international expansion, including proposed acquisition of Australia's Eucalyptus, as well as scale AI capabilities
** Co expects to enter into capped call transactions, derivative vehicles employed to reduce potential dilution
** With ~231.5 mln shares outstanding, HIMS has $5.8 bln market cap as of Fri
** Its stock fell 14% last Tues after co posted qtrly rev miss and surprise loss, as shift toward branded GLP-1 weight-loss drugs squeezed margins and hurt U.S. sales
** Through Fri, stock down 23% YTD
** 12 of 17 analysts rate the stock "hold", 5 rate "buy"; median PT $25, according to LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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