Papa John’s Pizza In 1984, "Papa" John Schnatter knocked out a broom closet located in the back of his father's tavern (Mick's Lounge), sold his prized 1972 Z28 Camaro in order to purchase $1,600 worth of used restaurant equipment, and began selling his pizzas to the tavern's customers. Investment Bankers Long term financial planning Marketing of security issues Arrangement of private loans Negotiation of mergers Rights of Shareholders Receive a stock certificate Share in profits Voice in management (vote for Board Dir) Receive financial information Sell stock at anytime Common vs. Preferred Stock Preferred has preference in claims to assets and dividends – must be paid before common. Preferred dividends – fixed Common dividends – fluctuate Preferred usually have no voting rights Initial Public Offering (IPO) First time company offers stock to the public for cash. Can only have one. Also known as going public First Trade Current Price Change from IPO price Va Software Once hot, now not 12/99 $30 (LNUX) Share prices for these former highflyers have cooled from their IPO price. $320 $1 -97% TheGlobe (TGLO.OB) $9 $90 1 cent -99% Company IPO date 11/98 IPO price Foundry Networks (FDRY) 9/99 $25 $114 $15 -40% Microsoft 3/86 $.08 $.11 $18 22,500% Google (GOOG) 8/04 $85 $101 $340 300% Yahoo (YHOO) 4/96 $.50 $1.20 $12 2,300% Tombstone Ad – for new issues Prospectus Character of the business Bios on the officers Financial Statements Reasons for raising funds SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission Government agency charged with enforcement of the nation’s securities laws and regulations. Police of the investment community Monitor insider trading Prevent fraud How to read stock quotes Yahoo Finance Stock Exchanges and Markets – over 2,800 stocks AMEX – over 700 stocks NASDAQ – over 3,200 stocks Over the Counter (OTC) – over 4,000 stocks NYSE Markets can look chaotic View of JFK airport Specialist on the NYSE Busy Specialist on NYSE Commodities Trader NASDAQ in New York City Types of orders order – buy or sell ASAP at the going or market price. Limit order – buy or sell at a specific price and time limit. Market Good till canceled Good for the day Dow Jones Industrial Average Developed 30 by Charles Dow in late 1800’s stocks No longer a pure average due mainly to stock splits Dow Jones Industrial Stocks 3M CO DU PONT (EI) JPMORGAN CHASE ALCOA INC EXXON MOBIL CORP MCDONALDS CORP ALTRIA GROUP INC GENERAL ELECTRIC MERCK & CO AMER INTL GROUP GENERAL MOTORS AMERICAN EXPRESS HEWLETT-PACKARD BOEING CO HOME DEPOT INC CATERPILLAR INC HONEYWELL INTL CITIGROUP INC IBM UNITED TECH CORP COCA-COLA CO INTEL CORP VERIZON COMMUNIC DISNEY (WALT) CO JOHNSON&JOHNSON WAL-MART STORES MICROSOFT CORP PFIZER INC PROCTER & GAMBLE SBC COMMUNICATIO Dow Jones since 1928 Stock Split Example Shares 100 IBM Price Current Mkt. Value $80 $8,000 $40 $8,000 2 for 1 split 200 What stock has the highest price? Berkshire Hathaway Is it expensive? Should it split the stock? Warren Buffett’s view on splits Buffett believes that splitting the stock will attract shareholders who are more focused on the stock price than the business results at Berkshire. These types of shareholders, according to Buffett, tend to make emotional or irrational decisions about buying/selling the stock; hence leading to wild fluctuations in the stock price producing what Buffett refers to as “manic-depressive valuations.” Stock Classifications Blue chip Growth Stocks Income stocks High P/E ratio Pay little or no dividend – reinvest their profits Low P/E ratio Pay dividends regularly Cyclical stocks Highly dependent on the economy Airlines and hotels are typical examples Company Sizes Large-Cap Mid-Cap Small-Cap Cap = Market Capitalization = stock price X # shares outstanding Which is generally the safest investment? Which generally has the greatest growth potential? Which company has the largest market cap? Making money with stocks gain – the profit made on the sale of the stock. Capital – portion of the company’s profit paid out to its shareholders. Dividends Dividend yield = dividend/stock price or expected dividend over next year/stock price Stock Brokers A broker, originally, was a wine seller who “broke open” wine casks. Types of Brokers Full-service Merrill Lynch – commissions vary widely Discount Ameritrade - $11 trades Deep Discount Scottrade - $7 trades Market Indexes Jones Industrial Average – 30 stocks NASDAQ – 100 stocks S&P 500 – 500 stocks Dow Historical Returns of the Market Years Time Period 70 50 25 10 5 5 1932 – 2002 1952 – 2002 1977 – 2002 1992 – 2002 1997 – 2002 2002 - 2007 DJIA Ann. Return 12% 11% 14% 10% 1% 4% Bull vs. Bear Market What is a Mutual Fund? A collection of stocks, bonds, and other securities. Owned by a group of investors. Managed by a professional investment company. 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