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Finance Basics

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






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






3. 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






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






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






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 Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) +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






7. Net income / Common shares outstanding






8. 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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






21. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






22. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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

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






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

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26. 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)






27. 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






28. 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






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. 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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






38. 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






39. 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'






40. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






41. 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






42. 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






43. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






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






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






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






48. 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






49. 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






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