B2 - Financial Management Flashcards
Debt Financing
Use of short term and long term debt in capital structure
The following are ______ debt
commercial paper, line of credit
Short term debt
The following are _______ debt
debentures, bonds, finance leases
Long term debt
Commercial paper
Unsecured, ST debt instrument issued by a corp that matures in 270 days or less and must be used to finance current assets such as AR, inventory or meet ST obligations
Subordinated Debentures
Bond issue that is unsecured and ranks behind senior creditors in the event of an issuer liquidation; command higher interest rate
Income Bonds
Securities that pay interest only upon achievement of traget incme levels
Junk bonds
High default risk and high return
Mortgage bonds
Loan that is secured by residential or commercial real property; trustees act on behalf of bondholders to foreclose on mortgage assets in the event of default
What kind of lease?
Lease expense represents interest expense and amortization of the ROU asset will be recorded on IS
Operating Lease
What kind of lease?
Interest expense and amortization expense are accounted for separately on the income statement
Finance lease
Lease accounting
ROU asset and liability on balance sheet; ROU asset is amortized and the lease liability is paid down over the life of the asset
When do you not have to record an ROU Asset or lease liability?
short term
O in OWNES
Ownership transfer at the end of the lease
W in OWNES
Written purchase option that the lessee is reasonably certain to exervice
N in OWNES
Net present value of all lease payments and guaranteed residual value is equal or substantially exceeds the underlying asset FV
E in OWNES
Economic life of the underlying asset is primarily encompassed within the term of the lease
S in OWNES
Specialized asset such that it will not have an expected alternative use
What kind of financing
Variable cost with no maturity risk
high creditworthiness
Equity
What kind of financing
Lower ROE
Equity
Equity financing
rights of shareholders to a firm’s assets in bankruptcy are less than that of both secured and unsecured bondholders
Preferred stock
Require a fixed dividend that is similar to coupon payments made on debt instruments
What type of equity
Flexibility N
EPS Dilution N
Increase Financial Risk Y
Tax deductibility Y
Security issuance costs Low
investor return Fixed
Debt
What type of equity
Flexibility Y
EPS Dilution Y
Increase Financial Risk N
Tax deductibility N
Security issuance costs High
investor return Variable
Equity
Cost of capital < ROIC (return on invested capital)
+NPV; increased value
WACC: Interest rate
Use after tax rate
What does a higher working capital mean?
Less risk, lower ROA, more cash & mkt securities
What does a lower working capital mean?
More risk, higher ROA, less cash & mkt securities
What is the goal of working capital management?
Shareholder wealth and maximization
What does a decline in current ratio imply?
Increased risk - reduced ability to generate cash
What does an increase in current ratio imply?
Decreased risk - increased ability to pay off current liabilities
T/F Current ratio can be used to measure business health?
F
Ex) bookstore may have a high CA relative to CL, but be otherwise unhealthy because inventory isn’t being sold to generate cash
Cash conversion cycle
Days in inventory + Days sales in AR - Days payable outstanding