M1 Capital Structure: Part 1 Flashcards
Definition: The mix of debt (LT and ST) and equity (common and preferred) used to finance operations and growth
Capital Structure
Type of financing that includes short-term notes payable, commercial paper, and LOC arrangements; LT notes payable, debentures, bonds and finance leases
Debt financing
type of debt financing definition: unsecured, ST debt instrument issued by a corporation that matures in 270 days or less and typically matures in 30 days
Commercial Paper
The proceeds MUST be used to finance current assets such as AR or inventory or to meet ST obligations
type of debt financing definition: an unsecured obligation of the issuing company
Debenture
Holder has the status of a general creditor
type of debt financing definition: a bond issue that is unsecured and ranks behind senior creditors in the event of an issuer liquidation; command higher interest rates to allow for additional risk
Subordinated Debenture
type of debt financing definition: represent securities that pay interest only upon achievement of target income levels
Income Bonds
type of debt financing definition: high default risk and high return; classified as “noninvestment” grade bonds by the major credit rating agencies given their more likely default on principal and interest payments by the issuer
Junk bonds
(used to raise capital for acquisitions and leveraged buyouts)
type of debt financing definition: loan that is secured by residential or commercial real property; trustees act on behalf of bondholders to foreclose on mortgage assets in the event of default
Mortgage Bonds
type of debt financing definition: represents a contractual agreement in which the owner of an asset allows another party to use the property in exchange for periodic lease payments
Leasing
Lease new rules: Two types of leases and they result in the lessee recording what on the balance sheet?
Operating Lease
Financing Lease
Lessee must record a right-of-use (ROU) asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet
(ROU asset is amortized and the lease liability is paid down over the life of the lease)
Lease rules: For an operating lease, what is recorded and how on the income statement?
Lease Expense (represents interest and the amortization) on the income statement for every payment made
Lease rules: For a finance lease, what is recorded and how on the income statement?
Interest Expense AND Amortization Expense accounted for SEPARATELY on the income statement
Lease rules: what is the exception to the presentation rules?
A lessee can make an accounting policy election to NOT recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with terms of 12 months or less
Lease rules: In order for a lease to be classified as a finance lease, what are the five criteria that it has to meet at least one of? (mnemonic)
OWNES
O = Ownership transfer at end of lease
W = Written purchase option that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise
N = Net present value of all lease payments and guaranteed residual value is equal to or substantially excees the underlying asset’s fair value
E = Economic life of the underlying asset is primarily encompassed within the term of the lease
S = Specialized asset such that it will not have an expected alternative use to the lessor when the lease ends
*or if Short Term (12 months or less) = operating lease
Financing that involves the issuance of stock securities that represent different forms of ownership of the company; the rights of shareholders to a firm’s assets in a bankruptcy are less than that of both secured and unsecured bondholders
Equity Financing
Type of equity financing that is a hybrid equity security having features similar to both debt and equity; require a fixed dividend payment to their holders but the dividend payment is at the discretion of the BOD and not tax deductible
Preferred Stock
