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Finance Basics

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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


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






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






9. 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






10. 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)






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 Amount of cash that could be withdrawn from a firm without harming its ability to operate and to produce future cash flows/ how much cash a firm can distribute to its investors - [ EBIT x (1-T) +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






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






13. 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'






14. 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






15. 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


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






17. 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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Regulates banks and controls the supply of money






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 1 for the IRS - the other for reporting to investors






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






32. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






34. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






35. Current assets - Current liabilities






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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






44. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






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






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






47. 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






48. 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)






49. 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






50. Finding the proper values of individual securities