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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. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






3. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






11. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






12. 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'






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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. Acquisition of a company over the opposition of its management






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






22. 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


23. Net income / Common shares outstanding






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






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






26. Current assets - Current liabilities






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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


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. 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)






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






38. 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






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


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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 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