FIN315 CH.7 & CH. 8

You expect interest rates to decline in the near future even though the bond market is not indicating any sign of this change. Which one of the following bonds should you purchase now to maximize your gains if the rate decline does occur?

Long-term; zero coupon

A discount bond's coupon rate is equal to the annual interest divided by the:

face value.

A newly issued bond has a coupon rate of 7 percent and semiannual interest payments. The bonds are currently priced at par. The effective annual rate provided by these bonds must be:

greater than 7 percent.

A bond's principal is repaid on the ________ date.

maturity

National Trucking has paid an annual dividend of $1 per share on its common stock for the past 15 years and is expected to continue paying a dollar a share long into the future. Given this, one share of the firm's stock is:

priced the same as a $1 perpetuity.

Global Logistics just announced it is increasing its annual dividend to $1.68 next year and will increase that dividend by 1.85 percent annually thereafter. How much will one share of this stock be worth ten years from now if the required rate of return is 12.8 percent?

$18.43

Global Tek plans on increasing its annual dividend by 15 percent a year for the next four years and then decreasing the growth rate to 2.5 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $.20 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 17.4 percent?

$2.03

Jensen Shipping currently has an EPS of $2.31, a benchmark PE of 13.5, and an earnings growth rate of 2.3 percent. What is the target share price 4 years from now?

$34.15

Nu-Tek has preferred stock outstanding that pays a cumulative $1.50 dividend per quarter. This company has not paid any of its dividends for the past two quarters. How much must be paid as a dividend for each share of preferred stock if the company plans to pay a dividend to its common shareholders this upcoming quarter?

$4.50

Sweatshirts Ltd. is downsizing. The company paid an annual dividend of $4.20 last year and has announced plans to lower the dividend by 25 percent each year. Once the dividend amount becomes zero, the company will go out of business. You have a required rate of return of 18 percent on this particular stock. What are your shares in this firm worth today on a per share basis?

$7.33

Home Services common stock offers an expected total return of 14.56 percent. The last annual dividend was $2.27 a share. Dividends increase at a constant 2.1 percent per year. What is the dividend yield?

12.46 percent

World Travel has 7 percent, semiannual, coupon bonds outstanding with a current market price of $1,023.46, a par value of $1,000, and a yield to maturity of 6.72 percent. How many years is it until these bonds mature?

12.53 years

The yield to maturity on a bond is the interest rate you earn on your investment if interest rates do not change. If you actually sell the bond before it matures, your realized return is known as the holding period yield. Suppose that today you buy a coupon bond with 9 percent annual interest for $1,000. The bond has 12 years to maturity. Three years from now, the yield to maturity has declined to 7 percent and you decide to sell. What is your holding period yield?

12.83 percent

The 7 percent bonds issued by Modern Kitchens pay interest semiannually, mature in eight years, and have a $1,000 face value. Currently, the bonds sell for $987. What is the yield to maturity?

7.22 percent

A bond that can be paid off early at the issuer's discretion is referred to as being which type of bond?

Callable

What is the model called that determines the market value of a stock based on its next annual dividend, the dividend growth rate, and the applicable discount rate?

Constant-growth model

Allison just received the semiannual payment of $35 on a bond she owns. Which term refers to this payment?

Coupon

Jason's Paints just issued 20-year, 7.25 percent, unsecured bonds at par. These bonds fit the definition of which one of the following terms?

Debenture

A decrease in which of the following will increase the current value of a stock according to the dividend growth model?

Discount rate

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Stocks can have negative growth rates.