ACCT 3340 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Effective Interest Rate, Fair Value, Credit Risk

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The difference between the bonds face value and its present value is either a discount. If bonds sell for less than fv they are sold for discount. If they are sold for more they are sold at a premium. This is called leverage : the practise of using other peoples money to maximize returns to shareholders. Issuing shares does not affect liquidity or solvency since share capital does not need to be repaid (however issuing shares may result in dilution of ownership) Too little long term debt financing means the company is not taking advantage of leverage. Interest rate that is actually earned by bond holders is called the effective or market rate. If bonds sell at discount the effective yield is higher than the stated rate. If bonds sell at premium the effective yield is lower than the stated rate. When interest rates rise bond price decrease and vise versa.

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