Finance

Annualized return

    Suppose a portfolio manager is considering the purchase of a bond, a 12-year, 8% non-callable bond selling at $1050 per $1000 of par value. Assume also that the portfolio manager’s investment horizon is 5 years. The portfolio manager believes the reinvestment rate range can vary from 3% to 6% and the discount rate …

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The value of the FRN

  A $1000 par floating rate note pays a coupon rate of 180-day LIBOR plus a quoted margin of 1.5% semi-annually. Given that there is exactly 2 years to maturity, and the latest 180day LIBOR is 2.8%, and the discount margin is 1.0%, what is the value of the FRN at this point?    

Fixed coupon callable bond

A 10-year, 8% semi-annual fixed coupon callable bond can be called after 5 years from issuance at a call price of 101. 2 years after its issuance, the price of the bond has dropped to 97 per 100 par. Calculate the yield-to-call at this point.  

The proper cash flow

Landover Construction Company’s most recent revenue was $4,124,000 with operating costs (exclusive of depreciation) of $1,176,300, depreciation expense of $245,000, and interest expense of $30,000. Landover’s tax rate is 35%. Both revenues and costs for next year are expected to rise each year by 5 percent with depreciation and interest expense to remain approximately the …

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