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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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1. Success (0.5 x $2000) + Failure (0.50 x $0) = $1 - 000 (New Stock Price)






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






3. 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

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






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






7. 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






8. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






9. 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






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

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11. Current assets - Current liabilities






12. 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






13. 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






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

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15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






33. 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






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






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






36. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






37. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






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






40. 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'






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






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






48. 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)






49. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






50. 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)