Chapter 4 Flashcards
can take the form of debt securities (bonds) or equity securities (stocks)
securities
indebtedness of private firms to bondholders
bonds
ownership claims to the net assets of a company
stocks
issued by private firms to finance corporate expansion and the company pays scheduled interest and principal at a specific time
bonds
issued by private companies to finance corporate expansion
stocks
Stockholders receive returns in the form of ___
dividends and capital gains
are valued at present value of all the future cash flows that can be derived from the security.
securities
cash flows are interest and principal payments
bonds
dividends and the market price of the stock
stocks
the interest rate used to calculate the annual cash flow the bond issuer promises to pay the bondholder.
coupon rate
interest rate used to calculate the fair value of the security (present value)
required rate of return
generally used to value preferred stocks because preferred stocks exhibit zero growth through time.
zero growth method
is used to value common stock
constant growth method
do not have a fixed rate of return.
common stock
have a fixed rate of return
preferred stocks