Chapter 14: Long-term Financial Liabilities Flashcards
Green Bond
Fixed-income instrument that is used to raise money for environmental projects
Restrictive Covenants
Terms or conditions that are meant to limit activities and protect both lenders and borrowers
Bond indenture
A bond indenture is a promise (by the lender to the borrower) to pay:
a sum of money at the designated date, and
periodic interest (usually paid semi-annually) at a stipulated rate on the face value.
They are traded on public markets.
Firm Commitment Underwriting
an investment banker underwrites the whole issue by guaranteeing a certain sum to the corporation thus taking the risk of selling the bonds for whatever price the agent can get
Best Efforts Underwriting
when an investment banker will sell as possible of a bond/note payable for a commission
Private Placement
place bond privately by selling the bonds directly to a large institution.
Registered Bonds
Also called bearer or coupon bonds. issued in the owner’s name. To sell, you reissue a new certificate
Secured or Unsecured Debt
Secured is backed by a pledge:
1. mortgage bonds or notes: secured by real estate
2. Collateral trust bonds: secured by shares
Unsecured is not backed by collateral
1. debenture & junk bonds: very risky, pay high interest
Term Bonds
issues that mature in instalments, also called serial bonds or notes
Perpetual Bonds or notes
unusually long-term i.e. 100 years
Income bond
pays no interest unless the company is profitable
Revenue bond
type of income bond, but only takes a specific type of revenue
deep discount bonds or notes
also called zero-interest debentures, bonds or notes. have little to no interest each year and sold at a large discount, pays total interest payoff
Commodity-backed debt
also called asset-linked debt; redeemable in amounts of a commodity such as barrels, oils, coal, metal
Callable bonds and notes
give the issuer the right to call and retire the debt before maturity
convertible debt
allows the holder or the issuer to convert the debt into other securities such as common shares
investment grade rating
high-quality securities and therefore only certain securities qualify
Legal Defeasance
if the creditor of the original debt agrees to look to the trust for repayment and give up its claim on the company