Formulas and their usage Flashcards

1
Q

company issues a stock dividend:
1. new number of shares
2. new cost basis per share

A
  1. # shares owned x dividend%
  2. total initial investment/total shares owned (include new shares)
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2
Q

market capitalization

A

curr.market$ x shares outstanding

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3
Q

gain/loss of sale of gifted securities

A

sale price-donor’s cost basis or market val. at time of gift (whichever is lower)
may be short or long term depending on how long they are held

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4
Q

gain/loss of sale of inherited securities

A

sale price - market value at death of donor (holding period is always long-term)

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5
Q

conversion ratio of a convertible preferred stock

A

par value of preferred or bond ($100 or $1000 for bonds)/conversion price

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6
Q

parity price of common stock

A

-where common stock price equals the value of the convertible security

convertible market price/conversion ratio

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7
Q

parity price of convertible preferred stock

A

price at which the convertible preferred stock should trade to be to have the same value as the common stock into which it can be converted

common stock price x conversion ratio

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8
Q

current yield

A

annual interest/current market price

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9
Q

municipal bond taxable equivalent yield and when it is used

A

-used to compare with taxable securities since nominal yields appear lower since they are not subject to federal (sometimes state and local) taxes
-subject to state taxes if out of state

muni yield/(1-tax rate)

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10
Q

calculate a taxable bond’s net (after-tax) yield

A

taxable yield x (1-tax rate)

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11
Q

determine capital gain or loss of a muni cipal bond that was purchased at a premium or discount and sold prior to maturity

A

sale price - amortized or accreted basis
amortization=premium/maturity term years–> multiply number of years held
accretion=discount/years held

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12
Q

sales charge %

A

(POP-NAV)/POP

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13
Q

calculate POP

A

NAV/(1-salex charge)

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14
Q

change in value of an ETF or inverse ETF

A

ETF:
original value+%increase in value
original value-%decrease in value
Inverse:
original value+%decrease
original value-%increase

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15
Q

option premium

A

intrinsic value+time value

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16
Q

equity IPO underwriting spread components

A

manager’s fee, underwriter’s fee (risk), concession (sales)

17
Q

Muni Bond underwriting spread components

A

manager’s fee, additional takedown (risk), concession (sales)

18
Q

balance sheet formula

A

total assets=total liabilities + shareholders’ equity
OR
Shareholders’ equity=total assets - total liabilities

19
Q

working capital

A

current assets - current liabilities

20
Q

current ratio

A

current assets/current liabilities

21
Q

quick asset ratio (acid test)

A

(current assets-inventory)/ current liabilities
>1 company has sufficient liquidity to pay liabilities without relying on income from inventory
<1 may struggle to meet obligations without selling inventory

22
Q

debt to equity ratio

A

debt/total shareholders’ equity
-used by investors to asses risk within an industry
-higher ratio suggests that they rely on debt more than equity, which signifies higher risk

23
Q

Earnings per share (EPS)

A

(net income-pref.dividend)/total common shares outstanding

24
Q

current yield

A

annual dividend/current market price

25
Q

dividend payout ratio

A

annual common stock dividend/EPS
-investors seeking income like higher ratios
-investors seeking growth like lower ratios (company is using money to grow instead of return to investors)

26
Q

Price to Earnings

A

current market price/EPS
-high PE=overvalued (expecting it to rise)
-low PE=undervalued (expecting it to fall/company experiencing difficulties

27
Q

Equity in long margin account

A
28
Q

convertible bond conversion price

A

par/conversion ratio

29
Q

Ask price based on NAV and sales charge

A

NAV/(100%-SalesCharge)

30
Q

expense ratio of a mutual fund

A

fund expenses/avg net assets