Companies that have preferred stock outstanding promise to pay a stated dividend for an infinite period. Preferred stock is treated like a perpetuity if the payments last forever. Preferred stocks are considered to be a hybrid of a common stock and a bond. For example, one of the major differences between preferred shares and bonds is that the issuing companies can suspend the payment of their preferred dividends without throwing the company into bankruptcy. However, similar to bonds, preferred stockholders receive a fixed payment-their dividend- before the company's residual earnings are paid out to its common stockholders and, as with common stock, preferred stockholders can benefit from an appreciation in the value of the firm's stock securities. Consider the following case of Wellington Industries: Wellington Industries pays an annual dividend rate of 9.40% on its preferred stock that currently returns 12.60% and has a par value of $100.00 per share. What is the value of Wellington's preferred stock? $74.60 per share $89.52 per share $100.00 per share $111.90 per share Suppose that due to high inflation, interest rates rise and pull the preferred stock's yield to 16.38%. The value of the preferred stock will

Companies that have preferred stock outstanding promise to pay a stated dividend for an infinite period. Preferred stock is treated like a perpetuity if the payments last forever. Preferred stocks are considered to be a hybrid of a common stock and a bond. For example, one of the major differences between preferred shares and bonds is that the issuing companies can suspend the payment of their preferred dividends without throwing the company into bankruptcy. However, similar to bonds, preferred stockholders receive a fixed payment-their dividend- before the company's residual earnings are paid out to its common stockholders and, as with common stock, preferred stockholders can benefit from an appreciation in the value of the firm's stock securities. Consider the following case of Wellington Industries: Wellington Industries pays an annual dividend rate of 9.40% on its preferred stock that currently returns 12.60% and has a par value of $100.00 per share. What is the value of Wellington's preferred stock? $74.60 per share $89.52 per share $100.00 per share $111.90 per share Suppose that due to high inflation, interest rates rise and pull the preferred stock's yield to 16.38%. The value of the preferred stock will

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Preferred stock is a hybrid security, because it has some characteristics typical of debt and others typical of equity. The following table lists various characteristics of preferred stock. Determine which of these characteristics is consistent with debt and which is consistent with equity. Characteristics Has a par, or face, value. Usually has no specified maturity date. Consider the case of Tamin Enterprises: Debt Equity ° At the present time, Tamin Enterprises does not have any preferred stock outstanding but is looking to include preferred stock in its capital structure in the future. Tamin has found some institutional investors that are willing to purchase its preferred stock issue provided that it pays a perpetual dividend of $13 per share. If the investors pay $100.15 per share for their investment, then Tamin's cost of preferred stock (rounded to four decimal places) will be
please respond to both. One difference between stocks and bonds is that bonds mature, but stocks do not. True False You should sell a stock that has a calculated value of $15 and is priced at $18 True False
Preference shares have characteristics similar to bonds because it ______________ A. has a fixed monthly rate. B. has a fixed dividend amount. C. represents the ownership of the company. D. has no fixed dividend amount.
Which of the following securities has a component of liquidity risk premium? Long-term government bonds only since all entities that issued long-term securities may be default in payment. All types of government or corporate security because these constituted to be a liability in the part of the issuer. Long-term corporate security because corporations may find it hard to convert assets to cash for payment. All government bond because this type of security is presumed to be always liquid.
Preferred stock is a special form of stock having a fixed periodic dividend that must be paid prior to payment of any interest to outstanding bonds. Is this true or false?
Explain thoroughly why it is the answer.
True or False An asset or stock with a beta less than 1.0 means the stock is more risky than the market in general. Bonds that have a callable feature allow the bond holder to convert their debt to common shares of stock. Bond holders have voting rights and common shareholders do not. Bond holders have first claim on assets in the event of a bankruptcy, so they are less risky than common stock. An ordinary annuity is preferred by investors because they receive their payment at the beginning of each period.
Some financial instruments such as convertible bonds, preferred stocks, warrants and options can have both debt and shareholder’s equity features. They can be converted into common stock or into preferred stocks by investors. This topic has been debated for several years on whether: Viewpoint 1: Issuers should account for an instrument with both liability and equity characteristics entirely as a liability or entirely as an equity instrument depending on which characteristic governs. Viewpoint 2: Issuers should account for an instrument as consisting of a liability component and an equity component that should be accounted for separately. Which of the two viewpoints do you favor? Develop an argument in support of your choice. In considering this question, you should disregard the current position of the FASB on the issue. Instead, focus on conceptual issues regarding the practicable and theoretically appropriate treatment, unconstrained by US GAAP and IFRS. Also, focus your…
Preferred stock has characteristics of both liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Convertible bonds are another example of a financing arrangement that blurs the line between liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Items like these have led some to conclude that the present distinction between liabilities and equity should be eliminated. Under this approach, liabilities and equity would be combined into one category that includes both creditor and owner claims to resources. Required: 1. Define liabilities and stockholders’ equity. 2. Provide arguments in support of maintaining the distinction between liabilities and stockholders’ equity in the balance sheet. 3. Provide arguments in support of eliminating the distinction between liabilities and stockholders’ equity in the balance sheet. 4. Which do you recommend? Why?

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