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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Receive fix payments regardless of how well the company does - often in conflict with stockholders






2. Situation in which the actual market price equals the intrinsic value so investors are indifferent between buying or selling a stock






3. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






4. Current assets - Current liabilities






5. Current assets - (Current liabilities - Notes payable)






6. An individual who targets a corporation for takeover because it is undervalued






7. Issued annually by a corporation to its stockholders - containing basic financial statements as well as management's analysis of the firm's past operations and future prospects. Provides 4 basic reports - Balance Sheet - Income Statement - Stateme






8. Accomplished through a combination of current liabilities - long-term debt - and common equity






9. A company's attitude and conduct toward its employees - customers - community - and stockholders






10. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






11. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






12. Law passed by Congress that requires CEO's & CFO's to certify their firms financial statements are accurate and deal with the consequences if the statements are not accurate






13. Focuses on decisions relating to how much and what types of assets to acquire - how to raise the capital needed to purchase assets - and how to run the firm so as to maximize its value






14. Success (0.5 x $2000) + Failure (0.50 x $0) = $1 - 000 (New Stock Price)






15. 1) Increased globalization of business 2) Ever improving information technology 3) Corporate governance (the way top managers operate and interface with stockholders)






16. Similar to an LLC but used for professional firms in the fields of accounting - law - and architecture. It has limited liability like corporations - but is taxed like partnerships.Investors have votes in proportion to their share of ownership






17. Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) + Depreciation & Amoritization] - [Capital expenditures






18. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






19. Regulates the trading of stocks and bonds in public markets






20. Usually considered a debt (fixed charge) by stockholders and equity by bondholders. A hybrid between convertible bonds and long-term leases






21. Shows the amount of equity the stockholders had at the start of the year - the items that increased or decreased it and the equity at the end of the year


22. Represents the amount that stockholders paid the company when shares were purchased and the amount or earnings the company has retained since its origination


23. Finding the proper values of individual securities






24. Categorized as current assets because are used & then replaced






25. Charge used to reflect the cost of long term assets used up in the production process over their useful life (not a cash outlay). Accelerated generally used for the IRS and straight line for investors






26. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






27. How did sales perform and did it make a profit? A report summarizing a firm's revenues - expenses and profits during a reporting period (generally a quarter or a year)






28. Stock value based on 'perceived' but possibly incorrect information as seen by the marginal investor






29. Expected % Gain of Stock Price = Increase of stock $ less original stock $ ($1 - 000 - $10) divided by original stock price (/ $10 x 100%) (100% is a constant)






30. What investors DO expect given the limited information they actually have






31. What investors would expect if they had all of the information that existed about a company






32. Receive more when the company does better - often in conflict with bondholders






33. 1) Limited liability reduces the risks borne by investors - the lower the risk - the higher the value. 2) Firm's value is dependent on its growth opportunities - less risk easier to attract investor - more money more growth opportunities. 3) Valu






34. For example - based on 50% probability of failure/success and current bond value of $1000 - a current stock price of $10 and projected new stock price of $2000 if successful






35. Debt securities that give the bondholder an option to exchange their bonds for shares of common stock






36. A relatively new type of organization that is a hybrid between a partnership and a corporation. It has limited liability like corporations - but is taxed like partnerships. Investors have votes in proportion to their share of ownership






37. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






38. A legal entity created by a state - separate and distinct from its owners and managers - having unlimited life - easy transferability of ownership an limited liability. Major drawback is double taxation - earnings are taxed and dividends paid out






39. A non-cash charge similar to depreciation except that it is used to write off the costs of intangible assets over their useful life






40. An uninicorporated business owned by one individual. 3 advantages - Easy and inexpensive to form - subject to few government regulations - and subject to lower income taxes than corporations. 3 disadvantages - Unlimited personal liability for the bu






41. The larger the expected cash flows - and the lower the perceived risk the higher the stock's price






42. Net income / Common shares outstanding






43. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






44. Principal task is to evaluate proposed decisions and judge how they will affect the stock price and thus shareholder wealth. Success or lack thereof of projects can determine the stock prices






45. SE = Paid-in Capital + Retained Earnings or SE = Total Assets - Total Liabilities


46. The markets where interest rates - along with stock and bond prices are determined






47. Profit a company would generate if it had no debt and held only operating assets - = EBIT x (1-T)






48. Focuses on decisions concerning stocks and bonds and includes a number of activities - 1) Security Analysis - 2) Portfolio Theory - & 3) Market Analysis






49. An unincorporated business owned by 2 or more persons. 3 advantages - Easy and inexpensive to form - subject to few government regulations - and subject to lower income taxes than corporations. 3 disadvantages - Unlimited personal liability for the






50. Cumulative total of all earnings kept by the company during its life - a claim against assets - they do not represent cash on the balance sheet