Bonds Flashcards
Bond Indenture agreement contains:
- Stated rate or coupon rate
- Whether the bonds are callable or can be retired early
- Sinking fund requirements
- Dates of the interest payments (ex semi annual)
Sinking fund
Restricted cash account to guarantee that there will be enough funds to repay the bonds
Market rate
1 Not known until the day the bonds are issued so the bond proceeds are also not known until the day of issue
2 Also is based on the bond rating
3 determines the selling rate of the bond
The market rate is compared to the stated (coupon) rate to determine discount or premium
Coupon rate 10 and market is 9 then it is a bond premium …. You have to pay more than face for this bond
Coupon rate is 10 and market is 11 then it is a bond discount
If the stated (coupon) rate is 5
The market rate is 6
Bond are sold at a discount
If the started rate (coupon rate) is 10
Market rate is 9
Bond is sold at a premium
$1,000 bonds issued at 97
Means 1,000 bonds issued at 970 which is a discount - this is below face value
1,000 would be par
Bond JV
D cash
C bond payable for whatever the face amount of the bonds is
You enter a debit or credit to balance the cash with either a debit to bond discount or a credit to bond premium
Bonds sold at a discount
Investor (buyer) benefits
Coupon rate lower than market rate
Bonds sold at a premium
Seller of the bonds benefits
Coupon rate higher than market rate
Present value tables are built on periods
5 years, interest semi annual …. 10 periods
If bonds sold at a discount then the total issue price will be
Less than the face amount
5 year bond, interest semi annual is how many periods
8 percent interest on the table is
10 periods on the time value table
Interest is annual so it becomes 4 percent
10 periods at 4 percent
Discount bond proceeds
Use market rate and number of periods - factor on the table is
Present value of 1
Half the annual interest rate if paid semiannual and years is converted to periods
Discount bond proceeds
Determining the interest payment
Use market rate and periods on what table
PV of an annuity