Introduction to BA:
Finance
Yulia B. Ilina
Asc. Prof.,
Deputy Chair,
Department of Finance and Accounting
Course objectives
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to give an introduction to corporate finance, providing
a pre-requisite for International Finance course
to provide an understanding of the most important
concepts and principles of corporate finance at a level
that is approachable for a wide audience
to study essentials of investments, assets valuation,
capital structure, specifics of financial markets
instruments
to develop basic skills of valuing assets given
forecasts of future cash flows.
Course content
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Topic 1. Introduction to Finance. Overview of Сorporate
Financing Decisions. Capital Markets and Financial
Instruments.
Topic 2. Discounted Cash Flow Analysis and Present Value
Concept.
Topic 3. Fundamentals of Stocks Valuation.
Topic 4. Valuing Debt Securities.
Topic 5. Investment Evaluation. Capital Budgeting Decisions.
Topic 6. Risk and Return. Introduction to Portfolio Theory.
Topic 7. Long-term Financial Decisions: Capital Structure and
Cost of Capital.
Grading system
Element
1. In-class tests (2)
2. Final test
TOTAL
Weight
40%
60%
100%
Required textbook
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S. A. Ross, R. W. Westerfield, B. D. Jordan.
Essentials of Corporate Finance. 6-th ed.
McGraw Hill, 2008.
Introduction to Finance.
Overview of Сorporate
Financing Decisions. Capital
Markets and Financial
Instruments
Topic 1
Contents
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Introduction.
Corporation and financial manager. The goal of
financial management. Corporate financial decisions.
Financial system and financial markets.
Money and capital markets.
Types of financial instruments.
Financial instruments by issuer.
Yields on debt securities. Yield curve.
Key interest rates.
Bonds and stocks.
Latest news
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SAO PAULO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian real
estate developer Rossi Residencial said on Tuesday
it would sell shares in an offering aimed at local and
foreign investors.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's stocks slipped and
the yen hit a seven-week high on Thursday on
unease that Friday's U.S. employment picture may
reflect a slower recovery than investors have priced
into markets, raising uncertainty about riskier assets.
Function of Financial
Manager
1a.Raising
2.Investments
funds
Financial
Operations
Manager
(plant,
equipment,
3.Cash from
projects) operational
1b.Obligations
(stocks, debt
securities)
activities
4.Reinvesting
5.Dividends or
interest
payments
Finance function – managing the cash flow
Financial
Markets
(investors)
Financial decisions
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Financing decision – where is money going to come from
Investment decision – how much to invest and in what assets
Operations
Financial
markets
Financing
Investments
Financial
Manager
Financial decisions
Capital structure and cost of
capital
Operations
Financial
markets
Financing
Investments
Financial
Manager
Example.
When you start your own business, what financial
decisions do you have to take?
1. What long-term investments should we take on?
2. What are the sources of long-term financing?
(equity, loans)
3. How should we manage everyday financial
activities – managing working capital?
(collecting receivables, paying suppliers etc.)
The goal of financial management
Maximizing shareholder’s wealth
Maximizing stock prices
Objectives for financial manager
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Maximizing earnings and earnings growth
Maximizing return on investments and return
on equity
Video: Chief Financial Officer
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What are main functions of CFO?
How CFO is involved in everyday financial
activities and long-term financial decisions?
What is a corporate governance and what is a
role of CFO?
Financial markets
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The main goal of financial markets:
Take savings from those who do not wish to
consume (savings surplus units) and to
channel them to those who wish to invest
more than they have presently (saving deficit
units)
Financial markets and financial system
F in a n cia l sy stem
R etu r n on
in vestm en ts
Fina nc ia l
m a rk e ts
m on ey
m on ey
S a ving surp lus
units (sa ve rs)
S a ving d e fic it
units (inve sto rs)
m on ey
m on ey
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R etu r n on
in vestm en ts
R etu r n on
in vestm en ts
F in a n cia l
in term ed ia ries
R etu r n on
in vestm en ts
Financing decisions
Financing
decisions
Internal corporate
financing
Retained earnings
External sources
of funds
Direct financing
(financial markets
Instruments)
Indirect financing
(financial
Intermediaries)
Stocks
Debt instruments
(bonds, CPs etc.)
Loans
Financial markets
Financial markets
Primary markets
Secondary markets
Money market
Capital market
Organized exchanges
Over-the-counter
www.bloomberg.com
Video: Financial Markets
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What is the goal of financial markets? How
participants are interrelated?
What are conceptual differences between
types and sectors of financial markets?
Primary and secondary markets
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Primary market – primary issues of
securities are sold, allows governments,
banks, corporations to raise money by directly
selling financial instruments to the public.
Secondary market – allows investors to trade
financial instruments between themselves.
Secondary transactions take place.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ipo/
Money and capital markets
Money markets – short-term assets (maturity less than
1 year) are traded:
Certificates of deposits (CDs)
Commercial papers (CPs)
Treasury bills
Capital markets – long-term assets (maturity longer
than 1 year) are traded:
Stocks
Corporate bonds
Long-term government bonds
Organized exchanges and over-thecounter
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Organized exchange – most of stocks, bonds and
derivatives are traded. Has a trading floor where
floor traders execute transactions in the secondary
market for their clients.
Stocks not listed on the organized exchanges are
traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
Facilitates secondary market transactions. Unlike the
organized exchanges, the OTC market doesn’t have
a trading floor. The buy and sell orders are
completed through a telecommunications network.
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Prices of financial instruments are determined
in equilibrium by demand and supply forces
They reflect market expectations regarding
the future as inferred from currently available
information
http://www.rts.ru/s797
Types of financial instruments
Type of issuer
Government, government
agencies
States (regions,
provinces), municipalities
Corporations
Financial
institutions
Others
Types of financial instruments
Maturity
Short-term instruments
Long-term instruments
Types of financial instruments
Type of yield
Dividend bearing
(stocks)
Discount debt
Instruments
(treasury bills)
Interest-bearing
income instruments
(bonds)
Types of financial instruments
By level of risk
Risk-free instruments (treasury bills)
Low-risky securities (treasury notes and bonds),
investment grade corporate bonds,
blue-chip stocks)
High-risky securities (junk bonds,
stocks), derivatives
Financial instruments issued by
government: goals
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To finance any shortfall between expenditures
and taxes (deficit)
To refinance maturing debt
To finance investment projects, social
programs etc.
Financial instruments issued by
government
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Treasury bills (T-bills)
T-Bills are the largest component of the money market
Maturities: 4 weeks, 13 weeks, 26 weeks
Sold at a discount from face value
Considered as a risk-free investment
No chance of default
Very little interest rate risk
Are actively traded
Interest is subject to federal tax (but exempted from state and
local taxes)
Financial instruments issued by
government
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Treasury coupon issues:
Treasury notes (T-notes): maturity of 1-10
years
Treasury bonds (T-bonds): maturity of 10-30
years
Considered free of default risk
Subject to interest rate risk
Interest is subject to federal tax (but exempted
from state and local taxes)
Financial instruments issued by
government
Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPs):
 Treasury inflation-indexed securities
 Offer a fixed (real) coupon rate plus linkage to the
consumer price index (inflation)
 Interest is subject to federal tax (but exempted from
state and local taxes)
 TIPs are available in 5,10,30-year maturities
Financial instruments issued by U.S.
federal agencies
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Federal agencies (such as Ginnie Mae) and governmentsponsored enterprises (such as Federal Home Loan Bank and
Federal Farm Credit Bank) issue bonds to finance projects
consistent with their mission
Most popular bonds: Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac
(FHLMC)
No explicit government guarantee, not risk free
Securitize some loans, and hold others on balance sheet
Provide liquidity by pooling many specific loans, thereby
creating diversification and a more active secondary market
Yields on debt securities
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Are affected by the following characteristics:
Credit (default) risk
Liquidity
Tax status
Term to maturity
Credit (default) risk
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Investors have to consider the
creditworthiness of the security issuer, as
most securities are subject to the risk of
default
Securities with higher degree of risk would
have to offer higher yields
Is especially relevant for longer-term
securities
Liquidity
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Liquid securities could be easily converted to
cash without a loss in value
Securities with less liquidity will have to offer
a higher yield
Securities with a short-term maturity or an
active secondary market have greater liquidity
Tax status
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Investors are concerned with after-tax income earned
on securities
Taxable securities will have to offer a higher beforetax yield to investors than tax-exempt securities
Investors in high tax brackets benefit most from taxexempt securities
Y at  Y bt (1  T ) , where
Y at  after  tax yield
Y bt  before  tax yield
T  investor ' s m arg inal tax rate
Yield Curve
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Yield curve describes YTM (yield to maturity) for
different maturities of debt instruments. It reflects
risk and expectations regarding future interest rates.
Also called “term structure of interest rates”
Bond price reaction to interest rate changes:
As interest rates increase bond prices decrease
As interest rates decrease bond prices increase
Yield curve
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http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/ind
ex.html
stockcharts.com/charts/yieldcurve.html
Yield curve could be inverted: short-term interest rates
are higher than long-term interest rates.
Long-term rates should raise because of expectations of
higher interest rates reflecting inflation and risk.
Inverted yield curve could be a signal of recession.
Financial instruments issued by
commercial banks
Banks raise funds by accepting deposits and selling securities.
These funds are used to fund various loans.
Certificates of Deposits (CDs):
Large fixed-maturity deposits.
Minimum deposit is $100 000, and typical deposit is $1 000
000.
Liquid secondary market
Upon maturity, the holder of the certificate receives the funds
from the issuing bank.
What could be the difference between yields of T-bills and CDs?
Bank rates
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Prime rate – base rate on corporate loans
posted by at least 75% of American 30 largest
banks
Federal funds – reserves traded among
commercial banks in amounts of $1 mln or
more
Discount rate (federal reserve target rate) –
the charge on loans to depository institutions
by the Federal Reserve banks
Prime rate
The Prime Interest Rate is the interest rate
charged by banks to their most creditworthy
customers (usually the most prominent and
stable business customers). The rate is almost
always the same among major banks.
Adjustments to the prime lending rate are
made by banks at the same time; although, the
prime rate does not adjust on any regular
basis.
Key interest rates for US money market
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates/index.html
CURRENT
1 MONTH
PRIOR
3 MONTH
PRIOR
6 MONTH
PRIOR
1 YEAR
PRIOR
Federal Reserve Target Rate
3.00
3.00
4.50
5.25
5.25
1-Month Libor
2.94
3.15
5.23
5.81
5.32
3-Month Libor
2.90
3.09
5.13
5.70
5.34
Prime Rate
6.00
6.00
7.50
8.25
8.25
5-Year AAA Banking & Finance
4.07
4.05
4.74
4.93
5.07
10-Year AAA Banking & Finance
5.36
5.20
5.57
5.52
5.31
Prime rate in USA
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/
rates/keyrates.html
Latest news: rates stay low
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=11
0725&videoChannel=5&refresh=true
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: goals
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To finance operations
To invest in new projects
To expand their business
To repay debt or repurchase shares
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: CPs
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Commercial paper – short-term debt with
maturity of not more than 270 days
Issued by larger, known corporations (GE –
$80 bln)
Issued at discount
Higher rates than comparable Treasury bills
because of higher default risk and less
liquidity than government securities
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: bonds
Corporate bond – long-term debt security,
promising a bondholder interest payments on a
regular basis and payback of a par (face) value at
maturity.
Maturities
Short-term: 1-5 years
Intermediate-term: 5-10 years
Long-term: 10-20 years
Exceptions: Ford and Disney – 100 years
Interest is quoted as a percentage from face value
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: bonds ratings
Moody’s
S&P
Meaning
Expected
return
Investment grade
Aaa
AAA
Best quality Lowest
Aa
AA
High quality Lower
A
A
Favorable
Middle
Baa
BBB
Mediumgrad
Middle/Upp
er
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: bonds ratings
Moody’s
S&P
Meaning
Expected
return
Speculative
element
Not
desirable.Small
long-term
assurance of
payments
High
Speculative grade
Ba
BB
B
B
Higher
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: bonds ratings
Moody’s
S&P
Meaning
Expected
return
Speculative grade
Caa
CCC
Poor standing,
Very high
Default or danger of
default
Ca
CC
Highly speculative
standing
C
C
Very speculative.
Very poor prospects
of ever attaining
investment standing
D
In default
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: bonds ratings
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Junk bonds – bonds with below investment
grade rating
High yield (high risk) bonds
Corporate bonds
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Debentures-unsecured debt. Backed only by the general
assets of the issuing corporation
Secured debt (mortgage debt) – secured by specific assets
Subordinated debt – in default, holders get payments only
after other debtholders get their full payment
Senior debt – in default holders get payment before other
debtholders get.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marke
tsNews/idAFN0150108520090901?r
pc=44
Corporate bonds
Bonds that pay face value at maturity and no
payment until then
Sell today at a discount from face value
Taxed based on accrued interest
No reinvestment risk or reinvestment cost
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: common stocks
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The common stockholders are the owners of
the corporation’s equity
Do not have a specified maturity date and the
firm is not obliged to pay dividends to
shareholders
Returns come from dividends and capital
gains
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: common stocks
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Common stockholders are called the residual
claimants of the firm
Stockholders have only limited liabilities
Financial instruments issued by
corporations: preferred stocks
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Hybrid securities: has characteristics of debt
and equity
Have face value, predetermined periodical
(dividend) payments with priority over
common stockholders
If dividend payment is not paid, preferred
stockholders may get voting rights
Summary of companies: stocks,
financials, ownership etc.
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http://finance.yahoo.com
General Electric
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=
GE
Derivative securities
Securities whose value is derived from the
value of some underlying asset
 Most important derivatives are options and
futures
Stock options. Is not a tool of fundraising, it is a
method of compensation
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International Financial Markets
Eurocurrency is a domestic currency of one country on deposit in
a second country – time deposit of money in an international
bank located in a country different from the country that
issued the currency.
The Eurocurrency market includes:
Eurosterling (British pounds deposited outside the UK)
Euroeuros (euros on deposit outside the euro zone)
Euroyen (Japanese yen deposited outside Japan)
Eurodollars (US dollars deposited outside USA)
International Financial Markets
The basic borrowing interest rate for Eurodollar
loans has long been tied to the
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) –
the average of Interbank offered rates for
Eurocurrency deposits in London market
http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/
rates/keyrates.html
Resources on the Web
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www.careers-in-business.com
www.cfo.com
www.nolo.combusiness-law.freeadvice.com/partnerships/
www.corporateinformation.com/defext.asp
www.llc.com
www.businessfinancemag.com
www.TheCRO.com
finance.yahoo.com
www.sec.gov
www.nyse.com
www.nasdaq.com
www.tse.or.jp/english
www.londonstockexchange.com
www.bizfilings.com