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Characteristics of a Bond
There are three important things to know about any bond before you buy it: the par value, the coupon rate, and the maturity date. Knowing these three items (and a few other odds and ends depending on what kind of bond you are buying) allows you to analyze the bond and compare it to other potential investments.
Par value
Par value is the amount of money the investor will receive once the bond matures, meaning that the entity that sold the bond will return to the investor the original amount that it was loaned, called the principal. Par value for corporate bonds is normally $1,000, although for government bonds it can be much higher.
Coupon Rate
The coupon rate is the amount of interest that the bondholder will receive expressed as a percentage of the par value. Thus, if a bond has a par value of $1,000 and a coupon rate of 10%, the person holding the bond will receive $100 a year. The bond will also specify when the interest
Maturity Date
The maturity date is the date when the bond issuer has to return the principal to the lender. After the debtor pays back the principal, it is no longer obligated to make interest payments. Sometimes a company will decide to "call" its bond, meaning that it is giving the lenders their money back before the maturity date of the bond. All corporate bonds specify whether they can be called and how soon they can be called.
Valuation of Bonds
Calculating the value of bonds is relatively easy because the size and time pattern of cash flows from the bond over its life are known. A bond typically promises 1. Interest payments every six months equal to one-half the coupon rate times the face value of the bond 2. The payment of the principal on the bonds maturity date .
Valuation of Bonds
Example: in 2006, a $10,000 bond due in 2021 with 10% coupon will pay $500 every six months for its 15-year life. In addition the bond issuer promises to pay the $10,000 principal at maturity in 2021. The required rate of return is 10%.
Valuation of Bonds
Present value of the interest payments is an annuity for thirty periods at one-half the required rate of return: $500 x 15.3725 = $7,686 The present value of the principal is similarly discounted: $10,000 x .2314 = $2,314 Total value of bond at 10 percent = $10,000
Valuation of Bonds
The $10,000 valuation is the amount that an investor should be willing to pay for this bond, assuming that the required rate of return on a bond of this risk class is 10 percent
Valuation of Bonds
If the market price of the bond is above this value, the investor should not buy it because the promised yield to maturity will be less than the investors required rate of return
Valuation of Bonds
Alternatively, assuming an investor requires a 12 percent return on this bond, its value would be: $500 x 13.7648 = $6,882 $10,000 x .1741 = 1,741 Total value of bond at 12 percent = $8,623 Higher rates of return lower the value! Compare the computed value to the market price of the bond to determine whether you should buy it.
Quiz # 2
Assume a preferred stock has a $100 par value and a dividend of $8 a year and a required rate of return of 9 percent
Assume a preferred stock has a $100 par value and a dividend of $8 a year and a required rate of return of 9 percent $8 V .09
Assume a preferred stock has a $100 par value and a dividend of $8 a year and a required rate of return of 9 percent $8 V $88.89 .09
Why and When to Use the Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Approach
The measure of cash flow used
Dividends
Cost of equity as the discount rate
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1. Estimate the required rate of return (k) 2. Estimate the dividend growth rate (g)
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Present Value $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
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Growth Rate 25% 25% 25% 20% 20% 20% 15% 15% 15% 9%
Factor 0.8772 0.7695 0.6750 0.5921 0.5194 0.4556 0.3996 0.3506 0.3075 0.3075
Exhibit 11.3
$ 224.20
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$ 68.943 $ 94.365
Value of dividend stream for year 10 and all future dividends, that is $11.21/(0.14 - 0.09) = $224.20 The discount factor is the ninth-year factor because the valuation of the remaining stream is made at the end of Year 9 to reflect the dividend in Year 10 and all future dividends.