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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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1. 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






2. 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






3. Finding the proper values of individual securities






4. 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


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






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






7. 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






8. 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






9. Sales revenues - operating costs (including depreciation & amoritizaton)






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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. 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)






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






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






20. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






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






27. 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






28. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






29. 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






30. 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






31. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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)






38. 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






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






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


41. 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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






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






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


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






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






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