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Finance Basics

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


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






4. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






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






6. 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)






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






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






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. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






11. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






12. 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)






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






14. 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






15. 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'






16. Finding the proper values of individual securities






17. 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






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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


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






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






38. Net income / Common shares outstanding






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists