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Finance Basics

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






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






3. Earnings Before Interest - Taxes - Depreciation & Amoritization = Sales revenues - operating costs






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






9. An estimate of a stock's 'true' value based on accurate risk adn return data - it can be estimated but not measured precisely - estimate by stock analysts - a long term concept - management should maximize this value not the market price






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






11. The value of any asset is the present value or the stream of cash flows that the asset provides to its owners over time. In general the valuation is different if it is the 'market value' or the 'book value'






12. Current assets - Current liabilities






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






14. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. A special designation that allows small businesses that meet qualifications to be taxed as if they were a proprietorship or a partnership rather than a corporation - exempt from corporate tax - must have less than 100 stockholders to qualify






20. 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)






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

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22. 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






23. Indicates a rapidly growing company (investing in new assets) which is ok as long as the company eventually utilizes the assets to become profitable and contribute to its FCF






24. Indicates how large a company is. What assets the company owns & who has claims on those assets as of a given date. Displayed in 2 columns with the assets (what the company owns) on the left side and the firms liabilities and equity on the right side






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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

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34. Finding the proper values of individual securities






35. Acquisition of a company over the opposition of its management






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






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






38. New investments - raise funds through financing - repurchased debt or equity - or paid dividends. How much cash the firm started the year with - how much it ended up with and what it did to increase or decrease its cash. A report that shows how th






39. The primary goal for managers of publicly owned companies implies that decisions should be made to maximize the long-run value of the firm's common stock. Corporate social responsibility is not inconsistent with maximizing shareholder value






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. The best way to structure portfolios or 'baskets' of stocks and bonds






45. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






46. 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)






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






48. Current assets - (Current liabilities - Notes payables)






49. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






50. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors