Management
VALUING BONDS: BASIC
PRINCIPLES
Instructor: M.Jibran Sheikh
jibransheikh@comsats.edu
.pk
Formula
Example
A bond with a nominal value of 1 00
issued four years ago has six years to
run to maturity. It carries a coupon
interest rate of 8 per cent, but bonds
issued today with six years to maturity
are offering an interest rate of only 5
per cent.
Yield to Maturity
The yield to maturity is the discount rate that equates
the present value of the expected cash flows from
holding a bond with its current price
Where