Part 3 Flashcards
Common Stock
Is equity (ownership) in a corporation. Firm issues capital and investors buy stock become owner. Assets less liabilities belongs to owner.
-Preemptive rights
Preferred Stocks
Usually not the same voting rights or appreciation potential. Pays a fixed Q dividend a priority claim over common stock. Common stockholders cant receive a dividend until preferred are paid. bankruptcy, preferred have priority.
PF Stock
Fixed rate of return but is still ownership
Price fluctuates with interest rates like fx income (fixed dividend payment)
-Not the same voting rights
-Have priority after debtors
-Non voting
-generally no preemptive rights
Features of equity securities
-Growth (capital gains)
-Income (dividend though not an obligation on the firm)
-Stock dividend (additional shares given) or property dividend (share in a subsidiary.
-limited liability
-liquidity
Unrealized gains
Not taxed until realized. Most dividends and L capital gains are taxed around 15%.
Stock dividend
-Additional shares of stock given to save the cash.
Two things to know:
1. Prices of stock will drop (no new money for new share so overall value remain the same) Share increase but prices decrease value the same.
2. S D are not taxed when received. not taxed until sold and the effect of reducing the investor’s cost basis per share.
Stock certificate transfer agents
must be registered with SEC.
Types of P stock
-Straight (noncumulative): nothing special beyond dividend pmt. missed dividend not paid
-Cumulative: accrues payments due in the event divs. are reduced or suspended. when they decide to pay, pf receive current div and old div (arrears) before div paid to common stock
Callable Preferred
-right to call preferred stock. allows firm to replace fx div obligation like refinancing a mortgage
-Pays a premium for the call
-Client will have to re invest proceeds at a lower rate (reinvestment risk)
-Dividend rate is generally higher on these
Convertible preferred
Exchanged to a share of common stock
value pretty same as common so they fluctuate with common
lower price cuz of potential capital gains chance once converted
adjustable rate preferred
Adjustable rate dividends as often as every quarter
Benefits and risks of Preferred
- Fx income from div.
- Prior claim ahead of common
- Convertible low income but potential appreciation once converted.
- Similarities to debt securities but no maturity date so like a perpetual security.
Risks:
a. market risk (inability of firm to keep paying if market is bad)
b. possible loss of purchasing power
interest rate risk
business difficulties leading to reduction of divs. or losing the principle.
Stock Option strike price
Called grant or exercise price must be at least the market prices of the stock at the time the option is granted.
Hope is the mkt price will go up and the employees can exercise their options and the sell at the higher price.
Two kinds of stock options
- Non-qualified stock options
- Incentive stock options
Non-qualified stock options (NSOs)
Can be offered to board members or even suppliers.
-Difference bt current mkt price and strike price (profit, or bargain), will be reported as wages on tax returns. Subject to all taxes including social security
-Not as a capital gains, but as ordinary income
-Employer gets tax deduction as a salary expense (diff. of the mkt price and strike price)
Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)
Qualified
-IF the stock purchased through ISO is held for at least 2 years after date of grant, and 1 year after the date of exercise, Then profits are treated as long term gain. Otherwise, it is taxes as NSOs.
-Max 10year limit for exercise
ISOs
- No income recognized when option is granted
-No tax due when exercised
-Tax due when stock is sold
-Capital if held 1 year and sold two years after grant
-otherwise, taxed as income
Restricted Stock
-Restricted period and possible volume
COntrol Stock
Person who owns is a control person. Purchase and sell of control stock must be reported to SEC
-They always have volume limits
-No specification, but generally ownership of 10%+ is considered control
Those who wish to sell restricted or control stock
must file 144
Example; Husband 15% owner, Wife 5% wife wants to sell:
He is control but because wife is a spouse (immediate family), then she is considered control person too. Wife needs to file form 144 if selling
American Depository Recipts
Like shares of domestic companies but are shares of foreign sold in the US and in USD.
-Can be exchanged to foreign shares anytime
-Subject to exchange rate risk and Market risk (traded like stocks)
-They are good hedge against inflation because they are stocks. There is little to no liquidity risk
Div. Discount Model
- current value of stocks equal to all future dividends.
-discount dividends to PV.. to get the price of security
Div. growth model
-Predicts a higher stock price as dividends grow
-Not used with preferred stocks because their div. pmt is fixed