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    After completing the table of bond valuations I noticed some definite trends. Consider the AAA rated bond I chose in my valuation, yielding a 3.13% to maturity. As the remaining two bonds are BB and CCC, both have noticeably high yield to maturity percentages. In my observation, As the bond credit rating decreases, the yield to maturity percentage increases. The higher the yield, the more likely it is that the firm issuing the bond is not of high quality.(High/low yield bonds, 2006) Coupon rate and the

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    Notes On Bonds And Bonds

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    Chapter One Bond Basics What are bonds? Bonds are investment tools in form of a debt. When the government, corporate bodies, or municipalities want to borrow from the public, they issue bonds. By investing in bonds, you are simply lending your money to the issuer of the bond (government or a corporation) at an interest for a given period of time. Usually bonds have a face value, which is the money being borrowed, the coupon rate which is the interest rate to be paid to the investors and the maturity

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    Notes On Bonds And Bonds

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    a) What are bonds? What are their features and how are they traded? Bonds are instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holder. A bond is can also be defined as a debt security under which conditions the issuer owes the holder debt which comes with conditions and there is an obligation to pay interest and repay the principal at a later date when the bond matures. Sometimes interest, maybe payable at fixed intervals, for example semiannual, monthly, annually. Bonds usually are negotiable

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    Bonds

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    INTRODUCTION - The Swan Davis Corporation case focuses on following issues: • The importance in bond and stock valuation; • The capital structure of the company; and • How they effects to the capital budgeting decisions of the company. - Swan- Davis Inc., (SDI) manufactures equipment for sale to large contractors, the company was found in 1976 and it went to the public in 1980 at its shares value risen from $1 to $15 since it enter to the market. - The financial statements for the past three

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    Coupon Bond - Coupon bonds are unregistered and coupons are attached to the bond and the single interested has to be payee by the payable, also the coupon is been submitted semi annually. Coupon bonds are also known as bearer bonds (Adair, T.A. Jr., Cornett, M.M., Nofsinger, J., 2015). A. Compute the yield to maturity of Land’O’Toys bonds before the purchase announcement and use it to determine the likely bond rating. Answer A. Compute Yield To Maturity (YTM) = N = 20 years Par Value (PV) =-1,037

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    Introduction to bond and bond ratings A bond is a form of debt in which you loan your money to a company, city, or government and in return they agree to return the money to you after an agreed upon time, with payments of interest to you while they hold your money (Wall Street Journal, 2015). There are many different kinds of bonds, and they are sold to fund various different projects. Bonds are seen as a safe investment and also offer investors a steady stream of income from the interest payments

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    Bonds Valuation Bond Company/ Rating Face Value (FV) Coupon Rate Annual Payment (PMT) Time-to Maturity (NPER) Yield-to-Maturity (RATE) Market Value (Quote) Discount, Premium, Par A-Rated General Electric Capital/AA $1,000 4.00% $ 40.00 15 3.897% $1,011.70 Premium B-Rated Hercules Inc./BB $1,000 6.50% $ 65.00 15 5.944% $1,055.00 Premium C-Rated Albersons Inc./CCC $1,000 8.00% $ 80.00 17 8.053% $ 995.00 Discount   Explain the relationship observed between ratings and yield to maturity. So By

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    Finance: Bonds

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    of the following events would make it more likely that a company would choose to call its outstanding callable bonds? a. The company’s bonds are downgraded. b. Market interest rates rise sharply. c. Market interest rates decline sharply. d. The company 's financial situation deteriorates significantly. e. Inflation increases significantly. . A 10-year bond with a 9% annual coupon has a yield to maturity of 8%. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

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    Stocks and Bonds

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    In the financial markets, the most common forms of marketable securities are stocks and bonds. Though they have some similarities to each other, they differ greatly in many aspects. Broadly speaking, both financial instruments enable one to invest in corporations, public and/or private, with possible profitable returns in the future. Stocks (or shares), by definition, are shares of ownership in a company. By purchasing stocks in a company, the investor becomes a part owner, and thereby owns a percentage

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    Bond and Percent

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    Week 3 Time Value of Money and Valuing Bonds Chapter 6 55. Amortization with Equal Payments Prepare an amortization schedule for a five-year loan of $36,000. The interest rate is 9 percent per year, and the loan calls for equal annual payments. How much interest is paid in the third year? Answer: $2,108.52 56. Amortization with Equal Principal Payments Rework Problem 55 assuming that the loan agreement calls for a principal reduction of $7,200 every year instead of equal annual payments. Answer:

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