PREFERRED STOCK VERSUS COMMON STOCK The primary advantage to an investor of holding preferred stock compared with common stock is that the preferred stock return is somewhat more predictable (more certain). The issuing company will generally make a real effort to try to avoid defaulting on the preferred stock dividend. Since the return to preferred stock is reasonably well defined and since the preferred stockholders precede the common stockholders (the preferred dividends are paid before the
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LECTURE STOCK VALUATION 1. Common stock valuation A share of common stock is more difficult to value in practice than a bond‚ for at least three reasons. First‚ with common stock‚ not even the promised cash flows are known in a advance. Second‚ the life of the investment is essentially forever‚ since common stock has no maturity. Third‚ there is no way to easily observe the rate of return that the market requires. Nonetheless‚ as we will see‚ there are cases in which we can come up with
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Stock dividend * Definition: * A corporate distribution to shareholders declared out of profits‚ at the discretion of the directors of the corporation‚ which is paid in the form of shares of stock‚ as opposed to money‚ and increases the number of shares. * A dividend paid as additional shares of stock rather than as cash. If dividends paid are in the form of cash‚ those dividends are taxable. When a company issues a stock dividend‚ rather than cash‚ there usually are not tax consequences
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[pic] Functions of Stock Exchange - Main Functions In The Market Post : Gaurav Akrani Date : 11/01/2010 12:00:00 PM IST Comments (2) Labels : Economics 1 [pic] 1. Continuous and ready market for securities Stock exchange provides a ready and continuous market for purchase and sale of securities. It provides ready outlet for buying and selling of securities. Stock exchange also acts as an outlet/counter for the sale of listed securities. [pic] 2 [pic] 2. Facilitates
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institution for the mobilization of finance from the surplus sectors to the deficit sectors. The development of capital market in Nigeria‚ as in other developing countries has been induced by the government. Though prior to the establishment of stock market in Nigeria‚ there existed some less formal market arrangements for the operation of capital market. It was not prominent until the visit of Mr. J. B. Lobynesion in 1959‚ on the invitation of the Federal government‚ to advice on the role the
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Noble Stock Trading master the fundamentals by teaching yourself to: Get ready for the opening bell. Stock trading isn’t for the weak of stomach: it’s a fast-paced‚ risky‚ and exciting approach to making money in the markets. Before you place your first order‚ • Understand the difference between stock investing and stock trading • Evaluate various trading styles and decide which (if any) is right for you • Utilize popular trading strategies‚ including basic technical analysis Stock Trading
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charges. As a result‚ firms in unstable industries tend to use less debt than those whose sales are subject to only moderate fluctuations. 12-4 The tax benefits from debt increase linearly‚ which causes a continuous increase in the firm’s value and stock price. However‚ bankruptcy-related costs begin to be felt after some amount of debt has been employed‚ and these costs offset the benefits of debt. See Figure 12-5 in the textbook. 12-5 Carson does have leverage because its EPS increases by a greater
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Corporate Finance Class Of 2014 V. Stock and Company Valuation Ian Garrett & % ’ $ 2 Some Terminology • Dividend – periodic cash distribution of (part of) profits from the company to its shareholdersa • Earnings Per Share (EP S) – profit divided by the number of shares outstanding • Payout Ratio – the fraction of earnings paid out • P/E Ratio – current share price divided by annual earnings per share: the multiple of earnings at which the stock currently sells can take other forms
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investing in fixed-interest securities. a. True b. False 2. Investments through a stock exchange are limited to ordinary shares issued by listed corporations. a. True b. False 3. Portfolio theory contends that a diversified share portfolio enables an investor to significantly reduce the portfolio’s exposure to systematic risk. a. True b. False 4. A share that has a beta of one is twice as risky as an average share listed on a stock market. a. True b. False 5. Shares that typically demonstrate a negative price
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The Best Stock Valuation Method When trying to figure out which valuation method to use to value a stock for the first time‚ most investors will quickly discover the overwhelming number of valuation techniques available to them today. There are the simple to use ones‚ such as the comparable method‚ and there are the more involved methods‚ such as the discounted cash flow model. Which one should you use? Unfortunately‚ there is no one method that is best suited for every situation. Each stock is different
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