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CHAPTER 6
Bonds and Their Valuation
Key features of bonds
Bond valuation
Measuring yield
Assessing risk
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Key Features of a Bond
1. Par value: Face amount; paid
at maturity. Assume $1,000.

2. Coupon interest rate: Stated
interest rate. Multiply by par
value to get dollars of interest.
Generally fixed.
(More)
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3. Maturity: Years until bond
must be repaid. Declines.

4. Issue date: Date when bond
was issued.

5. Default risk: Risk that issuer
will not make interest or
principal payments.
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How does adding a call provision
affect a bond?
Issuer can refund if rates decline.
That helps the issuer but hurts the
investor.
Therefore, borrowers are willing to
pay more, and lenders require more,
on callable bonds.
Most bonds have a deferred call and
a declining call premium.
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Whats a sinking fund?
Provision to pay off a loan over its
life rather than all at maturity.
Similar to amortization on a term
loan.
Reduces risk to investor, shortens
average maturity.
But not good for investors if rates
decline after issuance.
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1. Call x% at par per year for sinking
fund purposes.
2. Buy bonds on open market.
Company would call if r
d
is below the
coupon rate and bond sells at a
premium. Use open market purchase
if r
d
is above coupon rate and bond
sells at a discount.
Sinking funds are generally handled
in 2 ways
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Financial Asset Valuation
( ) ( ) ( )
PV =
CF
1 + r
. . . +
CF
1 + r
1 n
1
2
2
1
CF
r
n
.
0 1 2 n
r
CF
1
CF
n
CF
2
Value
...
+ +
+
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The discount rate (r
i
) is the
opportunity cost of capital, i.e.,
the rate that could be earned on
alternative investments of equal
risk.
r
i
= r
*
+ IP + LP + MRP + DRP
for debt securities.
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Whats the value of a 10-year, 10%
coupon bond if r
d
= 10%?
( ) ( )
V
r
B
d
=
$100 $1 , 000
1
1 10 10
. . .
+
$100
1 + r
d
100 100
0 1 2 10
10%
100 + 1,000 V = ?
...
= $90.91 + . . . + $38.55 + $385.54
= $1,000.
+ +
+
1 r +
( ) d
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10 10 100 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
-1,000
The bond consists of a 10-year, 10%
annuity of $100/year plus a $1,000 lump
sum at t = 10:
$ 614.46
385.54
$1,000.00
PV annuity
PV maturity value
Value of bond
=
=
=
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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10 13 100 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
-837.21
When r
d
rises, above the coupon rate,
the bonds value falls below par, so it
sells at a discount.
What would happen if expected
inflation rose by 3%, causing r = 13%?
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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What would happen if inflation fell, and
r
d
declined to 7%?
10 7 100 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
-1,210.71
If coupon rate > r
d
, price rises above
par, and bond sells at a premium.
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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Suppose the bond was issued 20
years ago and now has 10 years to
maturity. What would happen to its
value over time if the required rate
of return remained at 10%, or at
13%, or at 7%?
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M
Bond Value ($)
Years remaining to Maturity
1,372
1,211
1,000
837
775
30 25 20 15 10 5 0
r
d
= 7%.
r
d
= 13%.
r
d
= 10%.
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At maturity, the value of any bond
must equal its par value.
The value of a premium bond would
decrease to $1,000.
The value of a discount bond would
increase to $1,000.
A par bond stays at $1,000 if r
d

remains constant.
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Whats yield to maturity?
YTM is the rate of return earned on
a bond held to maturity. Also
called promised yield.
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Whats the YTM on a 10-year, 9%
annual coupon, $1,000 par value bond
that sells for $887?
90 90 90
0 1 9 10
r
d
=?
1,000
PV
1

.
.
.
PV
10

PV
M
887 Find r
d
that works!
...
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10 -887 90 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
10.91
( ) ( ) ( )
V
INT
r
M
r
B
d
N
d
N
=
1 1
1
...
+
INT
1 + r
d
( ) ( ) ( )
887
90
1
1 000
1
1 10 10
=
r r
d d

+
90
1 + r
d
,
Find r
d
+ +
+ +
+ +
+ +
INPUTS
OUTPUT
...
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If coupon rate < r
d
, bond sells at a
discount.
If coupon rate = r
d
, bond sells at its par
value.
If coupon rate > r
d
, bond sells at a
premium.
If r
d
rises, price falls.
Price = par at maturity.
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Find YTM if price were $1,134.20.
10 -1134.2 90 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
7.08
Sells at a premium. Because
coupon = 9% > r
d
= 7.08%,
bonds value > par.
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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Definitions
Current yield =


Capital gains yield =


= YTM = +

Annual coupon pmt
Current price
Change in price
Beginning price
Exp total
return
Exp
Curr yld
Exp cap
gains yld
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Find current yield and capital gains
yield for a 9%, 10-year bond when the
bond sells for $887 and YTM = 10.91%.
Current yield =

= 0.1015 = 10.15%.
$90
$887
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YTM = Current yield + Capital gains yield.

Cap gains yield = YTM - Current yield
= 10.91% - 10.15%
= 0.76%.
Could also find values in Years 1 and 2,
get difference, and divide by value in
Year 1. Same answer.
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Whats interest rate (or price) risk?
Does a 1-year or 10-year 10% bond
have more risk?
r
d
1-year Change 10-year Change
5% $1,048 $1,386
10% 1,000
4.8%
1,000
38.6%
15% 956
4.4%
749
25.1%
Interest rate risk: Rising r
d
causes
bonds price to fall.
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0
500
1,000
1,500
0% 5% 10% 15%
1-year
10-year
r
d
Value
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What is reinvestment rate risk?
The risk that CFs will have to be
reinvested in the future at lower rates,
reducing income.

Illustration: Suppose you just won
$500,000 playing the lottery. Youll
invest the money and live off the
interest. You buy a 1-year bond with a
YTM of 10%.
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Year 1 income = $50,000. At year-
end get back $500,000 to reinvest.

If rates fall to 3%, income will drop
from $50,000 to $15,000. Had you
bought 30-year bonds, income
would have remained constant.
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Long-term bonds: High interest rate
risk, low reinvestment rate risk.
Short-term bonds: Low interest rate
risk, high reinvestment rate risk.
Nothing is riskless!
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True or False: All 10-year bonds
have the same price and
reinvestment rate risk.

False! Low coupon bonds have less
reinvestment rate risk but more
price risk than high coupon bonds.
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Semiannual Bonds
1. Multiply years by 2 to get periods = 2n.
2. Divide nominal rate by 2 to get periodic
rate = r
d
/2.
3. Divide annual INT by 2 to get PMT =
INT/2.
2n r
d
/2 OK INT/2 OK
N I/YR PV PMT FV

INPUTS
OUTPUT
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2(10) 13/2 100/2
20 6.5 50 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
-834.72
Find the value of 10-year, 10% coupon,
semiannual bond if r
d
= 13%.
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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Spreadsheet Functions
for Bond Valuation
See Ch 06 Mini Case.xls for details.
PRICE
YIELD
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You could buy, for $1,000, either a 10%,
10-year, annual payment bond or an
equally risky 10%, 10-year semiannual
bond. Which would you prefer?
The semiannual bonds EFF% is:
10.25% > 10% EFF% on annual bond, so buy
semiannual bond.
EFF
i
m
Nom
m
%
.
. = +
|
\

|
.
| = +
|
\

|
.
| = 1 1 1
0 10
2
1 10 25%
2
.
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If $1,000 is the proper price for the
semiannual bond, what is the proper
price for the annual payment bond?
Semiannual bond has r
Nom
= 10%, with
EFF% = 10.25%. Should earn same
EFF% on annual payment bond, so:
INPUTS
OUTPUT
10 10.25 100 1000
N I/YR PV PMT FV
-984.80
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At a price of $984.80, the annual
and semiannual bonds would be
in equilibrium, because investors
would earn EFF% = 10.25% on
either bond.
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A 10-year, 10% semiannual coupon,
$1,000 par value bond is selling for
$1,135.90 with an 8% yield to maturity.
It can be called after 5 years at $1,050.

Whats the bonds nominal yield to
call (YTC)?
10 -1135.9 50 1050
N I/YR PV PMT FV
3.765 x 2 = 7.53%
INPUTS
OUTPUT
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r
Nom
= 7.53% is the rate brokers
would quote. Could also calculate
EFF% to call:

EFF% = (1.03765)
2
- 1 = 7.672%.

This rate could be compared to
monthly mortgages, and so on.
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If you bought bonds, would you be
more likely to earn YTM or YTC?
Coupon rate = 10% vs. YTC = r
d
=
7.53%. Could raise money by selling
new bonds which pay 7.53%.
Could thus replace bonds which pay
$100/year with bonds that pay only
$75.30/year.
Investors should expect a call, hence
YTC = 7.5%, not YTM = 8%.
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In general, if a bond sells at a
premium, then (1) coupon > r
d
, so
(2) a call is likely.
So, expect to earn:
YTC on premium bonds.
YTM on par & discount bonds.
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Disney recently issued 100-year
bonds with a YTM of 7.5%--this
represents the promised return. The
expected return was less than 7.5%
when the bonds were issued.
If issuer defaults, investors receive
less than the promised return.
Therefore, the expected return on
corporate and municipal bonds is
less than the promised return.
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Bond Ratings Provide One Measure
of Default Risk
Investment Grade Junk Bonds
Moodys
Aaa Aa A Baa Ba B Caa C
S&P
AAA AA A BBB BB B CCC D
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What factors affect default risk and
bond ratings?
Financial performance
Debt ratio
Coverage ratios, such as
interest coverage ratio or
EBITDA coverage ratio
Current ratios
(More)
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Provisions in the bond contract
Secured versus unsecured debt
Senior versus subordinated debt
Guarantee provisions
Sinking fund provisions
Debt maturity
(More)
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Other factors
Earnings stability
Regulatory environment
Potential product liability
Accounting policies
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Bankruptcy
Two main chapters of Federal
Bankruptcy Act:
Chapter 11, Reorganization
Chapter 7, Liquidation
Typically, company wants Chapter 11,
creditors may prefer Chapter 7.
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If company cant meet its obligations, it
files under Chapter 11. That stops
creditors from foreclosing, taking
assets, and shutting down the
business.
Company has 120 days to file a
reorganization plan.
Court appoints a trustee to
supervise reorganization.
Management usually stays in control.
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Company must demonstrate in its
reorganization plan that it is
worth more alive than dead.

Otherwise, judge will order
liquidation under Chapter 7.
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If the company is liquidated, heres
the payment priority:
1. Secured creditors from sales of
secured assets.
2. Trustees costs
3. Wages, subject to limits
4. Taxes
5. Unfunded pension liabilities
6. Unsecured creditors
7. Preferred stock
8. Common stock
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In a liquidation, unsecured creditors
generally get zero. This makes them
more willing to participate in
reorganization even though their claims
are greatly scaled back.
Various groups of creditors vote on the
reorganization plan. If both the majority
of the creditors and the judge approve,
company emerges from bankruptcy
with lower debts, reduced interest
charges, and a chance for success.