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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Regulates the trading of stocks and bonds in public markets






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. Current assets - Current liabilities






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






15. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






16. 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'






17. 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






18. Net income / Common shares outstanding






19. 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)






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






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






22. 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






23. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






25. 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






26. 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






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. 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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






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


33. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






34. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






35. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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


44. 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)






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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