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Finance Basics

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






2. 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)






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






4. Financial Management - Capital Markets - & Investments






5. Current assets - Current liabilities






6. An investor whose views determine the actual stock price






7. Net income / Common shares outstanding






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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'






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






20. Dividends paid to common shareholders / Common shares outstanding






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






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

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






27. Total common equity / Common shares outstanding






28. Bears = pessimists - Bulls = optimists






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






38. Finding the proper values of individual securities






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. 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






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