Ch. 14- Planning Debt Financing Flashcards

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What is a bond?

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A long-term debt instrument issued by corporations to raise money from the public.

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What is a bearer bond?

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A bond that is payable to the bearer or person who has physical possession of the bond.

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What is a bond certificate?

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The note given to bond holders.

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What is a bond indenture?

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The bond contract.

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What is a bond issue?

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A group of bonds.

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What is a callable bond?

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A bond that gives the company issuing the bond the right to buy it back before the maturity date at a specified price.

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What is a capital lease?

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A lease in which a company acquires such a substantial interest in the leased property that, for all practical purposes, the lessee company owns the asset.

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What is the carrying value of debt?

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Remaining liability on the pro forma balance sheet.

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What is collateral?

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An asset or group of assets specifically named in a debt agreement to which the creditor has claim if the borrower fails to comply with the terms of the note.

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What is a convertible bond?

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A bond feature that allows bond holders to exchange the bonds for common or preferred stock.

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What are covenants?

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Restrictions that lenders place on the borrowing company to protect the lender’s interest.

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What are debenture bonds?

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Unsecured bonds; bonds with no specific assets pledged as collateral.

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What is a discount on a note?

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The excess of the face value of a note over its present value (cash proceeds).

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What is the face rate on the note?

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It is used to determine the cash interest the borrower pays.

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What is the face value of the note?

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The amount the borrower will repay the lender for principal.

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Who is the holder of the note?

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The lender.

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What is a lease?

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An agreement to convey the use of a tangible asset from one party to another in return for rental payments.

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What is a lump-sum payment note?

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A debt instrument that contains a promise to pay a specific amount of money at the end of a specified period of time.

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Who is the maker of the note?

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The borrower.

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What is market, or effective, interest rate?

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The actual interest rate charged on a note’s proceeds.

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What is a mortgage?

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A long-term note secured with real estate, such as land or buildings, as collateral.

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What is a mortgage bond?

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A bond that is secured with real estate.

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What is an operating lease?

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A rental agreement for a period of time substantially shorter than the economic life of the leased asset.

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What is a periodic payment and lump-sum note?

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A debt instrument that combines periodic payments and a final lump-sum payment.

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What is a periodic payment note?

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A debt instrument that contains a promise to make a series of equal payments consisting of both interest and principal at equal time intervals over a specified time period.

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What is a premium on a note?

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The amount that the present value (cash proceeds) of a note exceeds it’s face value.

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What are the proceeds of the note?

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The amount of cash raised from issuance of a note.

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What are registered bonds?

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Bonds that are numbered and made payable in the name of the bond holder.

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What is a secured bond?

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A bond that has some part of the issuing corporation’s assets serving as security for the loan.

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What is a serial bond?

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A bond issue that has specified portions of the bond issue coming due periodically over the life of the bond issue.

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What are subordinated bonds?

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Unsecured bonds whose rights to repayment are ranked after, or subordinated to, some other person or group of creditors.

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What is an unsecured bond?

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A bond that does not have any specific assets pledged as security against its repayment.