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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stock value based on 'perceived' but possibly incorrect information as seen by the marginal investor






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






3. 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'






4. Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) +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






5. 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






6. 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






7. Net income / Common shares outstanding






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






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






10. 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






11. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






13. 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)






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






15. 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






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






17. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






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






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






24. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






25. 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






26. 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






27. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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)






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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


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






42. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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


49. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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