-Bonds Debt Restructure Flashcards

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1
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What is a serial bond?

A

A serial bond is any bond that matures in installments.

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What is a term bond?

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A term bond is any bond that matures on a single date.

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What is a debenture bond?

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A debenture bond is a bond not secured by any collateral.

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What is a sinking fund bond?

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Cash is held in a sinking fund for repayment of bond at maturity.

Five years of requirements and maturity details should be disclosed.

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What is the formula to calculate proceeds of a bond sale?

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Present Value of the principal payment at maturity

+ Present Value of Interest Payments made

= Market Value of Bond Proceeds

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How is the present value of a bond calculated?

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Step 1: PV of $1 @ Yield Rate (not Stated Rate) x Bond Face Value

PLUS

Step 2: PV of an Ordinary Annuity of $1 for Term @ Yield

x (Stated Rate x Face)

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Which costs are included in bond issuance costs? How are they recorded?

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Bond issuance costs include:

  • Engraving
  • Printing Legal
  • Underwriter
  • Registration

Bond issue costs are subtracted from Carrying Amount of the Bond

Treatment: Retrospective Treatment to all prior periods presented

Effect: Increases Effective Interest Rate

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How are bonds reported when classified as trading securities?

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When classified as trading securities, bonds are reported at FMV with unrealized gains and losses being included in earnings.

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How are bonds amortized under the interest method?

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Both discount and premium amortization amounts increase each year.

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Describe the book value method when converting from bonds to stocks.

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No gain or loss recognized.

APIC is the plug for the difference between the Bond’s Book Value and the Par Value of the Common Stock.

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What is the stated rate for a bond?

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The stated rate is the rate on the face of the bond.

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What is the market rate on a bond?

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The rate that bonds are currently selling for.

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What happens when the bond’s market rate is greater than the stated rate?

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Bond will need to sell at a discount in order for buyers to be interested.

The difference in market rate vs. the stated is made up by the buyer purchasing the bond for less than par value.

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What happens when a bond’s market rate is less than the stated rate?

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Bond will need to sell at a premium in order for sellers to be interested.

The difference in market rate vs. the stated is made up by the buyer purchasing the bond for more than par value.

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How does accrued interest on a bond affect the purchase price?

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The total cash that seller receives will be MORE than they normally would (set aside any considerations for premium or discount; they are irrelevant for this point).

Basically, the purchaser of the bonds must give the bond issuer the amount of accrued interest up front.

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When does interest expense start accruing on a bond?

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Interest expense starts accruing when the bonds are issued.

17
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How is an interest payment on a bond calculated?

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Cash for payment: Stated rate x Face amount

18
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What amount of interest is expensed on a bond interest payment?

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Interest expense: effective yield x carrying value

Any difference between expense and cash payment is applied as amortization against the premium/discount.

19
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When is a gain recognized in a debt restructuring?

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If terms are modified and future payments are now less than the carrying amount of the debt, then a Gain is recognized.

20
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What is the gain recognized under a settlement of debt?

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The gain recognized under a settlement of debt is the:

  • Difference between cash paid and carrying amount of debt
  • Difference between non-cash asset given and re-valued at FMV and debt carrying amount
21
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For a creditor, how is a loan impairment recorded?

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If future cash flows discounted at loan’s Effective Interest Rate are less than Carrying Value.

Effective Rate calculated using original rate, not modified rate