Bond and Stock Valuation Concepts Flashcards
What is duration?
The average time for a bondholder to receive the interest and principle payments from a bond in PV.
Duration should be aligned with the time horizon of financial goals.
What is y, c & t in bond calculations?
y = yield (current) c = coupon rate t = time (# of periods)
What happens to the coupon rate, duration, and maturity when the interest rate goes up or down?
Interest rate up = coupon rate up and duration, maturity down
Interest rate down = coupon rate down and duration, maturity up
What is convexity?
Convexity measures the duration when there are interest rate changes greater than +/- 1%
What type of bonds does convexity have the greatest impact?
Low coupon
Low YTM
Long maturity
What are balance sheets?
A snapshot of a company’s Financial standing at a point in time which includes assets, liabilities, and stockholders’ equity.
What is a business income statement?
Known as the profit and loss statement or P&L, it shows a businesses income and loss over a period of time (like a year)
What is a business statement of cash flows?
This statement assists in the reconciliation of the business income statement., It shows typically three areas: cash flows from business operations, business investments, and business financing
What is a pro forma income statement?
Similar to an income statement, it predicts future cash flows. Important - if done correctly, a business can predict when there might be a decline in profitability and make adjustments now to prevent that.
What is a business book value?
Refers to the amount of equity available to its stockholders - meaning, the amount that the shareholders have invested in the business
What is fundamental analysis?
The process of determining the fair market value or intrinsic value of a security stock
What is ratio analysis?
A series of ratios used to evaluate a business
What are liquidity ratios?
Determine if a company can meet its obligations as they come due
What are activity ratios?
Determine how rapidly assets move through the business
What are profitability ratios?
Measure performance and profitability of the business
What are leverage ratios?
Measure the extend to which a company uses debt
What is technical analysis?
An attempt to work out the demand side of supply and demand in order to evaluate where the business is going
What is top down fundamental analysis?
A look at the economy, then the industry, and then specific stocks in that industry
What is fundamental analysis?
The process of determining the fair market value, or intrinsic value, of a security and looking for mispricing. This is done by looking at drivers in the economy, in the industry, and within a company themselves.