Bonds 2 and Stock Valuation Flashcards
A Yield Curve shows the relationship between
Interest rate and Time
Bonds are traced by a
Serial Number
This type of bond can be called back at the discretion of the issuing company
Callable bond
If you expect interest rates to decrease in the near future, the economy is described by a ___ curve
Downward Yield
When a company makes a decision to call back a bond, they have to do 3 things:
- Predict a downward yield curve/future interest rates
- Hire and Investment Bank
- File Shelf Registration with the SEC 30 days in Advance
Interest in Arears is a ____ in a balance sheet
Current Liability
What 3 things does the bondholder receive if a company calls back a bond they’re holding?
- Par Value
- Call Premium
- Interest in Arears
Accrued interest on a bond is also called…
Interest in arears
Call Premium =
Callable Price - Par Value
This type of loan will likely be taken out by a company when calling in bonds
bridge loan
What is used for collateral of bridge loans?
The best parts of your liquid assets
Bridge loans have ____ maturity
Short, 3 to 9 months
Many companies promise bondholders they won’t call back loans within…
3-5 years
A convertible bond is a bond which can be converted to _____ at the discretion of ______
Common Stock
Bondholder
Conversion Ratio of a convertible bond =
Par Value / Conversion price
The conversion ratio reporesents….
how many shares of common stock a bondholder will receive if they elect to convert
If a convertible bond has a par value of $1000 and a conversion price of $50, how many shares could the bondholder recieve?
20
Convertible bonds are usually…
Debentures
What are 3 negative aspects of convertible bonds
- High Conversion price
- Usually Debentures
- Coupon Rate is relatively low compared to other bonds in the market
These types of companies usually hold convertible bonds
High volatility, like high tech
A zero coupon bond doesn’t have a par value it has a ….
Maturity value
Even though bondholders of zero-coupon bonds do not receive any interest payments and no payout until maturity, they must do what
report their interest income to the IRS as though they had actually received an annual payment
Companies issuing zero coupon bonds must inform bondholder of what rate?
Implied interest rate
Do company’s report interest they didn’t actually pay to zero-coupon bonds annually?
Yes, the interest owed using the implied interest rate must be reported on their income statment
Pharmaceutical companies are likely to issue what type of bond
Zero coupon bond
(issued by companies that will make a lot of money in the future once new technologies are patented and in serial production)
Sinking fund bonds are issued by companies with a ____ outlook
Poor
Not god guarantee you’ll get par value back at maturity