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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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


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






9. 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






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






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






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






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


14. 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






15. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






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






17. Current assets - Current liabilities






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






25. 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


26. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






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






29. 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






30. 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'






31. 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)






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






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






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






35. 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






36. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






41. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






42. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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. 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