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Advantages of sole proprietorship (4)

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  • Easiest to start
  • Least regulated
  • Single owner keeps all the profit
  • Taxed once as personal income**
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Disadvantages of sole proprietorship (4)

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  • Limited to life of owner**
  • Equity capital limited to owner’s personal wealth
  • Unlimited liability
  • Difficult to sell ownership interest
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Advantages of Partnership (4)

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  • Two or more owners
  • More capital available
  • Relatively easy to start
  • Income taxed once as personal income
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Disadvantages of partnership (3)

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  • Unlimited liability
  • Partnership dissolves
  • Difficult to transfer ownership
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Advantages of corporation (4)

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  • Limited liability**
  • Unlimited life
  • Transfer of ownership is easy
  • Easier to raise capital
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Disadvantages of corporation (2)

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  • More paperwork

- Double taxation**

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What is the goal of financial management?

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The goal of financial management is to maximize the current market value of the existing stock.

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Ownership stake in a company

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Stock

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A share in the ownership of the company

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A share of stock

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% of outstanding stock you own =

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% of the company you own

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Number of shares issued by a company that are actually owned by someone

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Outstanding stock

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Stock is also referred to as __

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Equity

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3 Features of Common Stock:

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  • Voting rights
  • Proxy voting
  • Classes of stock
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First shot at new stock issue to maintain proportional ownership if desired

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Preemptive right

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Other rights of common stock:

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  • Share proportionally in dividends paid
  • Share proportionally in remaining assets after liquidation
  • Preemptive right
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Current liabilities (short-term debt) (3):

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  • Accounts payable
  • Loans outstanding
  • Current portion of long-term debt (payable in the next 12 months)
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Long-term liabilities =

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Bonds outstanding

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A contract between a borrower and investor

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Bond

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T/F

Interest payments made by the company are tax deductible.

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True

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Bond holders have an ownership stake in the company.

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False

They are just lenders and not owners.

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T/F

Bonds can be traded between investors the same way as stocks.

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True

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Capacity to pay is extremely strong

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Aaa and AAA bonds

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Capacity to pay is very strong

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Aa and AA bonds

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Capacity to pay is strong, but more susceptible to changes in circumstances

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A and A bonds

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Capacity to pay is adequate, adverse conditions will have more impact on the firm's ability to pay
Baa and BBB bonds
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Capacity to pay will degenerate
Ba and B | BB and B
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Income bonds with no interest being paid or default with principal and interest in arrears
C and D bonds
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Differences between debt and equity (5)
Debt: - Not an ownership interest - Creditors do not have voting rights - Interest is considered a cost of doing business and is tax deductible - Creditors have legal recourse if interest or principal payments are missed - Excess debt can lead to financial distress and bankruptcy Equity: - Ownership interest - Common stockholders vote for the board of directors and other issues - Dividends are not considered a cost of doing business and are not tax deductible - Dividents are not a liability of the firm, and stockholders have no legal recourse if dividends are not paid - An all equity firm can not go bankrupt merely due to debt since it has no debt
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The ease and quickness with which assets can be converted to cash quickly and without a significant loss in value
Liquidity
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Pro and Con of liquidity:
- The more liquid a firm's assets, the less likely the firm is to experience problems meeting short-term obligations - Liquid assets frequently have lower rates of return than fixed assets
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The balance sheet provides the ___ value of the assets, liabilities, and equity
Book
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The price at which the assets, liabilities, or equity can actually be bought or sold
Market value
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How do you find the marginal tax rate?
Current taxable income + $1 = bracket they fall in
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How do you find the marginal tax rate?
Current taxable income + $1 = bracket they fall in
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The interest is earned on interest as well as principal
Compound interest
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Present value formula =
PV = FV / (1+r)^t
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The longer you have to wait to get the cash flow, the ___
worse it is
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The higher the interest rate the _____
lower the present value
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The most you should pay is __
present value
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Infinite series of equal payments
Perpetuity
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Debt security, usually an interest-only loan
Bond
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Face value (per value) =
typically $1,000
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Stated interest payment made on the bond
Coupon payment (pmt)
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Stated in the indenture (contract). Equals: Annual coupon payments / face value of the bond
Coupon rate
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Specified date on which the principal amount of the bond will be repaid
Maturity
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A bond that sells for more than its face value
Premium bond
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A bond that sells for less than its face value
Discount bond
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If a bond sells at face value, its Yield to Maturity is ____
equal to its coupon rate
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Premium bond YTM is ____ than the coupon rate
lower
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Discount bond YTM is ____ than the coupon rate
higher
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Discount bond YTM is ____ than the coupon rate
higher
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- The firm will pay a constant dividend forever - This is like preferred stock - The price is computed using the perpetuity formula
Constant dividend - or zero growth model
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- The firm will increase the dividend by a constant percent every period - The price is computed using the growing perpetuity model
Constant dividend growth - Gordon growth model

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