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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
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1. Debt securities that give the bondholder an option to exchange their bonds for shares of common stock






2. 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






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


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






5. 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)






6. 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






7. Net income / Common shares outstanding






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






24. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






25. 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'






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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. 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






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






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






36. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






37. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






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






47. 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






48. Current assets - Current liabilities






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


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)