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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






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






4. Current assets - Current liabilities






5. 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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






11. 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






12. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






13. 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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






22. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






23. Finding the proper values of individual securities






24. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






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






26. 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






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






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






29. 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)






30. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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


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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






43. 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)






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






45. 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






46. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






47. 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






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






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






50. Net income / Common shares outstanding