PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Bond ratings A bond’s credit rating provides a guide to its price. In the fall of 2017 Aaa bonds yielded 3.6% and Baa bonds yielded 4.3%. If some bad news causes a 10% five-year bond to be unexpectedly downrated from Aaa to Baa, what would be the effect on the
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A bond's credit rating provides a guide to its price. In December 2020, Aaa bonds yielded 5.4%, and Baa
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31. Bond ratings (S3.6) A bond's credit rating provides a guide to its price. In December 2020, Aaa bonds yielded 1.29% and Baa
bonds yielded 3.11%. If some bad news causes a 10% five-year bond to be unexpectedly downrated from Aaa to Baa, what
would be the likely effect on the bond price? (Assume annual coupons.)
a. What is the price (expressed as a percentage of the face value) of a 1-year, zero-coupon corporate bond with a AAA rating and a face value of $1,000?
b. What is the credit spread on AAA-rated corporate bonds?
c. What is the credit spread on B-rated corporate bonds?
d. How does the credit spread change with the bond rating? Why?
Note: Assume annual compounding.
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PRIN.OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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