Favoured In Finance

Corporation

Board of directors is appointed by shareholders, CEO, COO, and CFO appointed by Board, limited liability, shareholders  double taxation, hard to set up (face taxes as individuals and as a corporation)

Propiertiorship and Partnership

Sole Propiertiorship owned by 1 person, unlimited liablility , taxed as an individual and easy to form

Partnership is the same as a sole propertiship except with 2 or more owners.

Stock Prices and Intristic Value

Intristic value is based on future while market value is based on people’s perception (most recent stock price)

Shareholder wealth is maximized by focusing on market value

In equilibrium market price is equal intrinstic value

Future Value - Value that a lump sump or a stream of payments will grow to over time based on assumed rate of interest

Present Value - Value of a lump sum or a stream of payments received in the future discounted back to the present at a defined rate of return

Compound Interest  - Interest on Interest

Discounting = Compounding for the present value

Simple Interest = Interest earned on only the original investment

Ordinary Annuity - Payment paid at the end of the period

Annuity Due - Payment paid at the beginning of the period

Uneven Cash Flow - NPV

Nominal Rate - The quoted rate that ignores the number of compounding rates. Usually seen in contracts, quoted by banks, car salesmen, etc.

Effective Annual Rate/Periodic Rate - [The nominal rate/amount of compounding periods in a year] Also known as the Effective Annual Rate (EAR = EFFR%)

Time Value of Money - A dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future because you have time to invest that dollar and earn interest on it

Balance Sheet - a snapshot of a firm’s financial position at a point in time

Balance Sheet states assets and liabilities and stockholder equity

Income statement -Summarizes a firm’s revenues and expenses over a given period of time

Statement of cash flows - reports the impact of a firm’s activities on cash flows over a given period of time

Statement of stockholder’s equity - shows how much of the firm’s earnings were retained, rather than paid out as dividends. Shows changes in stockholder’s equity

Balance Sheet Terms

Net Working Capital = Current Assets - Current Liabilities

Net Working Capital = The ability of a company to pay its debts as they come due, (Current Assets - Current Liabilities)

Net Operating Working Capital = Operating Current Assets - Operating Current Liabilities

This is the same as (Current Assets - Excess Cash) - (Current Liabilities - Notes Payable)

Net operating working Capital.= Current Assets not including excess cash - Current Liabilities not including interest bearing payments like notes payable to banks

Total Debt = Includes short term and long term interest bearing debt

Total Liabilities = Includes Total Debt and non-interest bearing liabilities

A decrease in cash is an unfavorable result for investors who’s cash to be used in reinvesting in the company and dividends

*Notes payable bears interests

Order Items are shown = Based on when their due for liabilities and their liquidity for assets

Value of an Asset

The value of any asset is derived from the cash flow that can be derived from that asset

Operating Income (Earnings Before Taxes and Interest AKA EBIT) = Sales Revenue - Operating Costs

Depreciation - The charge used to reflect the cost of capital equipment and other tangible assets depleted in the production process (not a cash-outlay)

Amortization - The charge used to reflect the cost of non-tangible assets depleted in the production process, (such as copyrights, patents, trademarks, etc.)

EBITDA = Earnings Before Taxes, Interest, Depreciation and Amortization

Statement of Cash Flows

Operating Activities - This section includes items that occur as part of normal ongoing operations

Investing Activities - Includes the purchases of physical assets such warehouse, investments in securities, and the sale of assets and securities

Financing Activities - Includes activities involving debt, equity, and dividends

Summary - This section summarize the change in cash from the beginning of the year to the end of the year

Statement of Stockholder’s Equity

Statement of Stockholder’s Equity - Reports changes in stockholder equity and retained earnings

*Retained earnings are not considered an asset and do not represent cash

*Retained Earnings are reinvesting into the company to buy equipment, inventory, etc.