allowing investors to be part owners of the company. borrower is obliged to pay at specified terms.
- higher risk but with possibility of higher returns. Chattel Mortgage – mortgage on a movable property
- share in the ownership of a company Collateral- assets used to secure the loan
Dividend - share in the company’s profit Outstanding Balance - any remaining debt at a
specified time.
Dividend per share – ratio of the dividends to the
number of shares Proposition - is a declarative sentence that is either
true or false, but not both.
Market Value – the current price of stock at which it
can be sold Tautology – a proposition that is always true
Par value – the per share amount as stated on the Contradiction – proposition that is always false
company certificate.
Coupon- periodic interest payment that the bondholder Total dividend/ total shares
receives during the time between purchase date and
Dividend:
maturity date; usually received semi-annually
Dividend percentage x Par value x number of shares
Coupon Rate- the rate per coupon payment period
Price of a Bond- the price of a bond at purchase time Stock yield ratio:
Par value or Face value- the amount payable on the Dividend per share/ Market value
maturity date
Amount of semi-annual coupon:
Term of a bond- present value of all cash inflows to
Face value x coupon rate / ½
the bondholder.