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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What investors DO expect given the limited information they actually have






2. 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






3. 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'






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






5. 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






6. The issue of whether stock and bond markets at any given time are 'too high' or 'too low' or 'about right' - Behavioral Finance is a tool often used to aid in this analysis






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






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






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






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 Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) +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






11. Receive fix payments regardless of how well the company does - often in conflict with stockholders






12. 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






13. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






14. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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


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






19. Investor psychology is examined in an effort to determine if stock prices have been bid up to unreasonable heights in a speculative bubble or driven down to unreasonable lows in a fit of irrational pessimism






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






21. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






22. Sole Proprietorships - Partnerships - Corporations (incl. S Corp. and Non-profits - Limited Liability Companies (LLC) and Limited Liability Partnerships






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






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






25. 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)






26. Current assets - Current liabilities






27. Net income / Common shares outstanding






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






29. Finding the proper values of individual securities






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






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






40. 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






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






42. 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)






43. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments