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Finance Basics

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






2. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






3. Net income / Common shares outstanding






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






5. 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'






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






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






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






9. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






19. 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






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






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






22. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






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






24. 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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25. 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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Finding the proper values of individual securities






42. 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






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






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. 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)






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






48. 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






49. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






50. 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







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