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Managerial Finance

Subject : business-skills
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1. Is usually applied to debt instruments such as bank loans or bonds; the compensation paid by the borrower of funds to the lender; from the borrower's point of view - the cost of borrowing funds.






2. The process of finding present values; the inverse of compounding interest






3. Day to day operations - how much cash to keep on hand - how much inventory to keep on hand - will we allow to buy on credit?






4. Investment bank does not underwrite - risk is on corporation

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5. Stock that gives its owners preference in the payment of dividends and an earlier claim on assets than common stockholders if the company is forced out of business and its assets sold.(not voted)






6. Shares of ownership in a public corporation. The shareholder has voting rights in the corporation.






7. Providers of venture capital; typically - formal businesses that maintain strong oversight over the firms they invest in and that have clearly defined exit strategies.






8. All else equal - the longer the time to maturity - the greater the interest rate risk to the investor






9. The rate that creates equilibrium between the supply of savings and the demand for investment funds in a perfect world - without inflation - where suppliers and demanders of funds have no liquidity preferences and there is no risk






10. Interest compounds four times per year.






11. Periodic payments of profit to the shareholders






12. A widely cited dividend valuation approach that assumes that dividends will grow at a constant rate - but a rate that is less than the required return.






13. Estimates stock value by multiplying the firm's expected earnings per share (EPS) by the average price/earnings (P/E) ratio for the industry.






14. The current dollar value of a future amount - the amount of money that would have to be invested today at a given interest rate over a specified period to equal the future amount.






15. The role of the investment banker in bearing the risk of reselling - at a profit - the securities purchased from an issuing corporation at an agreed-on price.






16. A potential conflict of interest between outside shareholders (owners) and managers who make decisions about how to operate the firm.






17. When interest is credited twice a year.






18. The percentage of a bond's par value that will be paid annually - typically in two equal semiannual payments - as interest.






19. Is a stream of equal periodic cash flows - over a specified time period. These cash flows can be inflows of returns earned on investments or outflows of funds invested to earn future returns.






20. A rising trend in the prices of most goods and services






21. Is a complex and lengthy legal document stating the conditions under which a bond has been issued.






22. A paid individual - corporation - or commercial bank trust department that acts as the third party to a bond indenture and can take specified actions on behalf of the bondholders if the terms of the indenture are violated






23. Money flows directly from investor to corporation - $ flows from investor to corp through an investment bank ('privileged subscription')






24. An unsecured type of bond that pays interest only when the debtor company has positive earnings.






25. Type of bonds representing property put up as collateral






26. Is an annuity for which the cash flow occurs at the beginning of each period.






27. Is preferred stock with no stated face value but with a stated annual dollar dividend






28. Is usually applied to equity instruments such as common stock; the cost of funds obtained by selling an ownership interest.






29. Stock is an arbitrary value established for legal purposes in the firm's corporate charter - and can be used to find the total number of shares outstanding by dividing it into the book value of common stock.






30. Issued shares of common stock held by the firm; often these shares have been repurchased by the firm.






31. Money has a time value - Risk requires a reward - Cash flow is what matters - Market prices are generally correct - and Conflicts of interest create agency problems.






32. Investors bid to buy shares - risk is on corporation

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33. Planning the long-term investments - $ coming in > $ going out






34. Authorized shares are the shares of common stock that a firm's corporate charter allows it to issue.






35. Price of assets traded fully reflect all available information - and investors must be rational






36. Is included in nearly all corporate bond issues - gives the issuer the opportunity to repurchase bonds at a stated call price prior to maturity.






37. A portion of a security registration statement that describes the key aspects of the issue - the issuer - and its management and financial position






38. Assumes that the stock will pay the same dividend each year - year after year






39. Privately raised external equity capital used to fund early-stage firms with attractive growth prospects.






40. Investment bank underwrites issuance - risk is on the investment bank






41. Preferred stock is preferred stock for which all passed (unpaid) dividends in arrears - along with the current dividend - must be paid before dividends can be paid to common stockholders






42. Is preferred stock with a stated face value that is used with the specified dividend percentage to determine the annual dollar dividend.






43. Are provisions in a bond indenture that place operating and financial constraints on the borrower






44. High-risk - high-interest bonds






45. Create wealth for the shareholders through maximizing the value of the firm by making financial decisions that will increase the price of common stock.






46. Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan






47. Selling stock anytime after initial time






48. Allows bondholders to change each bond into a stated number of shares of common stock






49. Wealthy individual investors who do not operate as a business but invest in promising early-stage companies in exchange for a portion of the firm's equity.






50. A bond that a corporation issues to raise money to expand its business