Valuation of Debt Securities

 

 

In class discussion:

This section trains the student to value a variety of debt securities.  It assumes the student is experienced at time value of money calculations and basic algebra.  The section presents information on the characteristics of debt instruments and trains students in the use of TVM based valuation equations for debt. 

 

These valuation techniques can be used by investors for calculating the appropriate price or rate of return for those assets. 

 

With slight modifications, the valuation techniques can be used by firms issuing these securities to calculate the annual costs associated with this type of firm financing.  Once the costs of individual types of financing are known, the firms weighted average cost of capital can be calculated.  This weighted average cost of capital will then be used in the capital budgeting decision process.

 

The calculations can also be used to determine an investor's return on a specific debt instrument investment.

 

 

Text Readings and Assignments:

 

Fundamentals of Financial Management, by Eugene F. Brigham & Joel F. Houston, 11th. edition, (Thomsom - South-Western)

ISBN: 0324319800

Student Textbook Website

 

Assigned Readings:                Chapter 7 (pp. 207-236)

 

Component Chapter Sections:

Pages

Questions

Self Test

Problems

Topics 7.1 - 7.9 207 - 236      
Assignments     1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,13 1,2,3 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,13,14,17

 

Solutions to assigned Questions and Problems are available in MS WORD format here.

 

 

 

Dr. Constand's Online Readings:

The links below will take you to summaries of the professors' notes and discussions on the topics. 

 

Notes on Bonds

Notes on Duration

 

 

Topic Quiz (not available)

 

 

Other Online Readings and Assignments:

None

 

 

Jump to another topic in this module:

Overview of Entire Module

Time Value of Money

Incremental After-Tax Cash Flow

Risk and Return in Finance

Interest Rates

Debt - Valuation and Rates of Return

Equity - Valuation and Rates of Return

Calculating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Capital Budgeting - Valuation of Investment Projects