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Managerial Finance

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A statement transferring the votes of a stockholder to another party






2. First time selling stock - indirectly with financial intermediary - indirectly with investment bank






3. Type of bonds representing property put up as collateral






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






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. Allows common stockholders to maintain their proportionate ownership in the corporation when new shares are issued - thus protecting them from dilution of their ownership.






7. Selling stock anytime after initial time






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






9. When interest is credited twice a year.






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






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






12. Inflation - opportunity cost - risk






13. 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.






14. Periodic payments of profit to the shareholders






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






16. The actual rate of interest charged by the supplier of funds and paid by the demander






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


18. Investment bank underwrites issuance - risk is on the investment bank - bid on shares






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. The value at a given future date of an amount placed on deposit today and earning interest at a specified rate. Found by applying compound interest over a specified period of time.






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






25. Interest compounds four times per year.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Shares of common stock that have been put into circulation. - = outstanding shares + treasury stock






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






37. 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






38. 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.






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






40. Is interest that is earned on a given deposit and has become part of the principal at the end of a specified period.






41. Ownership in a Corporation (stock)






42. Mixture of debt and equity to finance long-term investments






43. 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






44. 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?






45. The risk that a company will be unable to pay the bond's face amount or interest payments as it becomes due.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Issued shares of common stock held by investors - this includes private and public investors.