Unit 3: Pricing Stocks and Bonds Flashcards
A Negative Covenant…
limits or prohibits actions that the company may take. (e.g. thou shalt not)
True or false
The yield on an illiquid bond will be higher than a liquid bond (all things being equal)
True
True or false
Preferred dividends are like interest on a bond
False
True or false
A “nominal” rate has been adjusted for inflation
false
The Bond Indenture is…
A contract between the company and the lenders.
A ____ _____ is an agreement giving the corporation the option to repurchase the bond at a specified price before maturity.
Call provision
A Positive Covenant…
specifies actions that company agrees to take or a condition the company must abide by. (e.g. “thou shalt”)
The preemptive right of shareholders is when…
existing shareholders have the right to share proportionally in any new stock sold.
True or False
Shareholders have a legal right to dividends
False
True or false
Bond ratings consider coupon rates
False
The mathematical expression for the price of a stock at time (t) using a benchmark PE ration is….
Pt = Benchmark PE ratio * EPS
The current stock price formula for constant growth is
P0=D1/(r-g)
True or false
Bond = Equity
Stock = Debt
False
True or false
Preferred shares have a stated liquidating value
True
True or false
A bond that sells for less than it’s face value is called a discount bond.
True
The 2 main reasons why stock prices go down are….
- Risk increases
- Growth shrinks
True or false
A face (or par) value is the market value of the bond at the time of maturity.
False
Dividends are paid out of (before/after) -tax profits of a corporation.
after
All other things being equal, the (higher/lower) the coupon rate, the greater the interest rate risk.
lower
True or false
Common shareholders have the right to assets before Bondholders
False
A bond with a C rating has a (higher/lower) credit risk than a bond with an A rating.
Higher
_____ _____ is interest earned on a bond but not yet received.
Accrued Interest
True or false
All corporations and governments issue bonds of the same far value.
False
The Bond Indenture includes
- The basic terms of the bonds
- The total amount of bonds issued
- A dsecription of proper used as security (if applicable)
- Details of protective covenants
True or false
Junk bonds generally have lower return rates than AAA rated bonds
False
True or false
Firms have different classes of stock to maintain control
True
A P/E ratio that is based on estimated future earnings is known as a ____ P/E ratio.
Forward
True or false
The Canada Plus Call is a type of call provision
True
What is the Capital Gains Yield?
The same as Dividend growth rate (also knows as the rate at which the value of an investment grows)
What is a Deferred Call?
Call provision prohibiting the company from redeeming the bond before a certain date.
All other things being equal, the (longer/shorter) time to maturity, the greater interest rate risk.
Longer
What affects the Required Return?
- Default risk premium
- Liquidity premium
- Anything else that affects the cashflow to bondholders
A bond’s time to maturity will (increase/decrease) after it is issued.
decrease
A bond has a $1000 par value and a 5% coupon rate. The bond’s current market price is $1200. What is the coupon payment?
$50
This is a “trick” question. The bond’s current market price is extraneous information.
The difference between A call price that is more than the bond’s face value and the bond’s face value is called a ____ _____
Call Premium
True or false
Interest Rate Risk does not affect the market price of bonds.
False
In an inflationary environment, the nominal rate of return of an investment will be (higher/lower) than the real rate of return.
Higher
A bond’s value can be determined by adding the ______ and _______
- Bond’s Present Value
- Bond’s Annuity Present Value
______ ______ is equity without priority for dividends or in bankruptcy.
Common stock
What is an Inflation Premium?
The portion of a nominal interest rate that represents compensation for expected future inflation.
True or false
Preferred stock does not have preference over common stock in the payment of dividends
False
A Call Provision is…
Agreement giving the corporation the option to repuchase the bond at a specified price before maturity
True or false
Yield is another term for “Yield to Maturity”
True
True or false
Real Rates are interest rates or rates of return that have been adjusted for inflation
True
Dividends are not considered a cost of doing business and therefore are not ___ ________
Tax Deductible