Time Value of Money in Finance
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Key Points
- Bond Value = PV of Coupons + PV of Face Value discounted at YTM.
- PV of Perpetuity = Payment / Discount Rate.
- Amortization Installment is calculated using TVM keys (PV, I/Y, N, FV=0).
- Interest Component = Opening Loan Balance * Interest Rate.
- Principal Repaid = Installment - Interest Component.
Key Points
- GGM Formula: V0 = D1 / (ke - g).
- D1 = D0 * (1 + g).
- Justified Leading PE = Payout Ratio / (ke - g).
- Justified Trailing PE = Payout Ratio * (1 + g) / (ke - g).
- Implied g = ke - (D1 / P0).
Key Points
- Cash Flow Additivity: PV of a whole equals the sum of the PVs of its parts.
- Forward Rate Calculation: (1 + S2)^2 = (1 + S1) * (1 + 1y1y).
- Interest Rate Parity: Forward/Spot = (1 + Domestic Rate) / (1 + Foreign Rate).
- Hedge Ratio = (Option Up - Option Down) / (Stock Up - Stock Down).
- Option Price is derived from the value of a replicating portfolio.
Questions
What is the face value of a bond?
View answer and explanationHow is the coupon rate of a bond defined?
View answer and explanationWhat does the term Yield to Maturity (YTM) represent?
View answer and explanationA bond has a face value of 1000, a coupon rate of 5 percent, and a YTM of 10 percent. How will this bond trade relative to its par value?
View answer and explanationCalculate the value of a bond with a Face Value of 1000, a coupon rate of 10 percent paid annually, a maturity of 10 years, and a YTM of 10 percent.
View answer and explanationA zero-coupon bond has a face value of 1000, a maturity of 10 years, and a YTM of 10 percent. What is its present value?
View answer and explanationCalculate the value of a bond with a Face Value of 1000, 5 percent coupon paid semi-annually, 10 years to maturity, and a YTM of 10 percent.
View answer and explanationA bond pays a 0 percent coupon semi-annually and matures in 10 years. If the YTM is 10 percent, what is the bond's value per 1000 face value?
View answer and explanationWhat is the present value of a perpetual bond paying 50 annually with a discount rate of 10 percent?
View answer and explanationIn an amortization schedule for a level-payment loan, how is the principal repaid component calculated for a specific period?
View answer and explanationA loan of 100 is repaid over 5 years with annual installments at an interest rate of 10 percent. What is the annual installment amount?
View answer and explanationUsing the amortization schedule for a 100 loan at 10 percent over 5 years (Installment = 26.38), what is the interest component in Year 1?
View answer and explanationAccording to the Dividend Discount Model, what does the value of an equity share represent?
View answer and explanationA stock is expected to pay a dividend of 10 next year. The expected return is 10 percent and dividends grow at 4 percent. What is the stock value?
View answer and explanationA stock paid a dividend of 10 last year. The expected return is 10 percent and dividends grow at 4 percent. What is the stock value?
View answer and explanationHow is Terminal Value defined in the context of equity valuation?
View answer and explanationA stock is trading at 100. It is expected to pay a dividend of 10 next year. The cost of equity is 15 percent. What is the implied growth rate?
View answer and explanationA stock trading at 100 pays a dividend of 10 next year with a growth rate of 5 percent. What is the implied cost of equity?
View answer and explanationHow is the Trailing PE Ratio calculated?
View answer and explanationA stock is trading at 100 and expected to earn 20 next year. What is its Leading PE ratio?
View answer and explanationWhat is the formula for the Justified Leading PE Ratio derived from the Gordon Growth Model?
View answer and explanationA company has a payout ratio of 40 percent, cost of equity (ke) of 10 percent, and growth (g) of 4 percent. What is the Justified Leading PE Ratio?
View answer and explanationWhat does the Cash Flow Additivity Principle state?
View answer and explanationIf Investment 1 and Investment 2 produce the same Net Present Value (NPV), how should an investor choose between them based solely on NPV?
View answer and explanationCalculate the one-year forward rate one year from now (1y1y) if the 1-year spot rate is 5 percent and the 2-year spot rate is 7 percent.
View answer and explanationIf a 1-year zero-coupon bond trades at 96 and a 2-year zero-coupon bond trades at 88 (Face Value 100), what is the 1-year implied forward rate 1 year from now?
View answer and explanationWhat does Interest Rate Parity govern?
View answer and explanationSpot exchange rate is INR 50 per USD. Interest rate in India is 8 percent and in US is 3 percent. What is the 1-year forward rate according to Interest Rate Parity?
View answer and explanationUsing continuous compounding, if Spot is 50, rate in India is 8 percent and US is 3 percent (both continuous), what is the 1-year forward rate?
View answer and explanationWhat defines a call option?
View answer and explanationA stock price is 100. In one year it can go to 150 or 90. A call option strikes at 120. What is the option payoff if the price goes to 150?
View answer and explanationIn the context of option pricing, how is the hedge ratio calculated?
View answer and explanationGiven: Stock Up=150, Stock Down=90, Option Up=30, Option Down=0. What is the hedge ratio?
View answer and explanationUsing a replicating portfolio where you buy 0.5 shares (at 100 each) and sell 1 call option. If the risk-free rate is 10 percent and the portfolio value at expiration is 45, what is the value of the call option today?
View answer and explanationIn the option pricing example, what is the Present Value of the replicating portfolio that yields 45 at expiry with a risk-free rate of 10 percent?
View answer and explanationWhat is the relationship between bond price and market interest rate (YTM)?
View answer and explanationWhich bond trades at a premium?
View answer and explanationIf a bond's YTM is greater than its coupon rate, what must be true about its price?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of a perpetual bond?
View answer and explanationIn a level-payment amortization schedule, what happens to the interest component over time?
View answer and explanationWhich valuation model is most appropriate for a company expected to pay constant dividends in perpetuity?
View answer and explanationWhat is the formula for Value (V0) under the Gordon Growth Model?
View answer and explanationCalculate the implied growth rate if Price = 50, Dividend next year = 2, and Cost of Equity = 8 percent.
View answer and explanationIf a stock's Payout Ratio increases, holding all else constant, what happens to the Justified Leading PE Ratio?
View answer and explanationWhat does a Justified PE Ratio compare the actual market PE against?
View answer and explanationIf Spot = 100, Domestic Rate = 5 percent, Foreign Rate = 5 percent, what is the Forward Rate?
View answer and explanationWhen calculating the value of a stock with different growth rates (multistage), what is the first step?
View answer and explanationIn the Cash Flow Additivity example, if Strategy 1 and Strategy 2 have the same NPV, which one should be selected?
View answer and explanationHow is the 1-year forward rate (F1,1) related to spot rates S1 and S2?
View answer and explanationIf a bond trades at par, what is its YTM?
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