Portfolio Management and Investment Risk Flashcards
Working Capital
Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities = Working Capital
Current Ratio
Measure of liquidity
Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
Quick Asset (Acid Test) Ratio
Total Current Assets - Inventory
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Total Current Liabilities
Debt to Equity Ratio
Bonds + Preferred Stock
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Common Stock at Par + Capital Surplus + Retained Earnings
Large Cap Stocks
Mature companies with market cap above $10 mil and history of consistent dividend payments
Mid Cap Stocks
Growth companies with market cap from $2 bil to $10 bil
Small Cap Stocks
Newer growth companies with market cap from $300 mil to $2 bil
Micro Cap Stocks
Speculative companies with market cap from $50 mil to $300 mil
Order of payment to creditors and owners when forced to liquidate
Secured debt
Unsecured Debt
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Earnings Per Share
Net Income - Preferred Dividends
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Number of Outstanding common shares
Price/Earnings Ratio
Market Price/Earnings Per share
Growth Analysis
High P/E Ratio
High retained earnings
Low dividend payout ratios
Value Analysis
Low P/E
History of Profits
High dividend yield
Low price to book ratio
Top Down Approach
Analyze economy first, then specific industries
Bottom Up Approach
Evaluate company, then determine if company is undervalued relative to its peers
Modern Portfolio Theory
Theory that analyzes relationship between risk, correlation, diversification, and returns.
Assumes investors are risk averse
Expected Return
Possible return on investment weighted by likelihood that return will occur
Sum of all possible returns multiplied by probability of return
Standard Deviation
Measure of risk as evidenced by the variability between returns
Correlation
Degree to which different investments move in the same direction