INTRODUCTION
Financial managers must often make decisions regarding the benefits and 
costs. Associated with an investment. we capture the benefits and cost in 
valuation determining  what an investment is worth today and comparing 
this to the cost of investment. 
 
 
The key to valuation is determining the unexpected 
 
 
 
What is Value.. 
   
 
  In general, the value of an asset is the price that a willing and able 
buyer pays to a willing and able seller 
  Note that if either the buyer or seller is not both willing and able, 
then an offer does not establish the value of the asset 
 
 
 
Different types of value 
 
 
Book Value    represents either  
 
 an asset: the accounting value of an asset -- the assets cost 
minus its accumulated depreciation;  
  a firm: total assets minus liabilities and preferred stock as 
listed on the balance sheet 
 Market value represents the market price at which an asset 
trades. 
 Intrinsic value represents the price a security ought to 
have based on all factors bearing on valuation. 
 
 
 
 
Determinants of Intrinsic Value 
 
 
=  There are two primary determinants of the intrinsic value 
of an asset to an individual: 
  The size and timing of the expected future cash flows 
  The individuals required rate of return (this is 
determined by a number of other factors such as 
risk/return preferences, returns on competing 
investments, expected inflation, etc.) 
=  Note that the intrinsic value of an asset can be, and often 
is, different for each individual (thats what makes markets 
work) 
 
BONDS 
 
=  A bond is a long-term debt instrument issued by a 
corporation or government 
=  Most corporate, and some government, bonds are callable.  
That means that at the companys option, it may force the 
bondholders to sell them back to the company.  Ordinarily, 
there are restrictions on the timing of the call and the 
amount that must be paid. 
  The maturity value (MV) [or face value] of a bond is 
the stated value. - This is the date after which the 
bond no longer exists.  It is also the date on which 
the loan is repaid and the last interest payment is 
made. 
 The bonds coupon rate is the stated rate of interest; the 
annual interest payment divided by the bonds face value. 
 The discount rate (capitalization rate) is dependent on the 
risk of the bond and is composed of the risk-free rate plus 
a premium for risk 
 
Types of Bonds 
 
 
  Bonds with Maturity 
  Pure Discount Bonds 
  Perpetual Bonds 
 
Bond Yields 
 
 
  Coupon rate 
  Current yield 
  Yield to maturity 
  Yield to call 
 
Perpetual bond 
 
A perpetual bond is a bond that never matures.  It has an infinite 
life. 
 
Perpetual Bond Example 
 
 
  Bond P has a $1,000 face value and provides an 8% annual 
coupon.  The appropriate discount rate is 10%.  What is 
the value of the perpetual bond? 
   I     = $1,000 ( 8%)  = $80. 
   k
d
     = 10%. 
   V     = I / k
d
   [Reduced Form] 
          = $80 / 10% = $800. 
 
Non-Zero coupon-paying bond 
 
It is a coupon paying bond with a finite life. 
Example- 
   Bond C has a $1,000 face value and provides an 8%      annual 
coupon for 30 years.  The appropriate discount rate is 10%.  
What is the value of the coupon bond? 
V  = $80 (PVIFA
10%, 30
) + $1,000 (PVIF
10%, 30
)    
   = $80 (9.427) + $1,000 (.057) 
      [Table IV ]   [Table II ] 
    = $754.16  + $57.00         
     = $811.16. 
 
Zero coupon bonds 
 
 
A zero coupon bond is a bond that pays no interest but sells at a 
deep discount from its face value; it provides compensation to 
investors in the form of price appreciation. 
 
Zero-Coupon Bond Example 
 
 
Bond Z has a $1,000 face value and a 30 year life.  The 
appropriate discount rate is 10%.  What is the value of the 
zero-coupon bond? 
    
 V   = $1,000 (PVIF
10%, 30
)         = $1,000 
(.057)           
        = $57.00 
 
 
 
 
Calculating the Value of a Bond 
 
 
=  There are two types of cash flows that are provided by a 
bond investments: 
  Periodic interest payments (usually every six months, 
but any frequency is possible) 
  Repayment of the face value (also called the 
principal amount, which is usually $1,000) at 
maturity 
=  The following timeline illustrates a typical bonds cash 
flows: 
      We can use the principle of value  additivity to find the                
value of this stream of cash flows 
=  Note that the interest payments are an annuity, and that the 
face value is a lump sum 
=  Therefore, the value of the bond is simply the present 
value of the annuity-type cash flow and the lump sum: 
 
 
Valuation: An Example 
 
=  Assume that you are interested in purchasing a bond with 
5 years to maturity and a 10% coupon rate.  If your 
required return is 12%, what is the highest price that you 
would be willing to pay?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Some Notes About Bond Valuation 
 
=  The value of a bond depends on several factors such as 
time to maturity, coupon rate, and required return 
=  We can note several facts about the relationship between 
bond prices and these variables (ceteris paribus): 
  Higher required returns lead to lower bond prices, 
and vice-versa 
  Higher coupon rates lead to higher bond prices, and 
vice versa 
  Longer terms to maturity lead to lower bond prices, 
and vice-versa 
 
Common Stock Valuation 
 
Common stock represents a residual ownership position in the 
corporation. 
=  A share of common stock represents an ownership position 
in the firm.  Typically, the owners are entitled to vote on 
important matters regarding the firm, to vote on the 
membership of the board of directors, and (often) to 
receive dividends. 
=  In the event of liquidation of the firm, the common 
shareholders will receive a pro-rata share of the assets 
remaining after the creditors and preferred stockholders 
have been paid off.Just like with bonds, the first step in 
valuing common stocks is to determine the cash flows 
=  For a stock, there are two: 
  Dividend payments 
  The future selling price 
=  Again, finding the present values of these cash flows and 
adding them together will give us the value 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock Valuation: An Example 
 
=  Assume that you are considering the purchase of a stock 
which will pay dividends of $2 next year, and $2.16 the 
following year.  After receiving the second dividend, you 
plan on selling the stock for $33.33.  What is the intrinsic 
value of this stock if your required return is 15%? 
 
 
 
 
 
Some Notes About Common Stock 
 
 
=  In valuing the common stock, we have made two 
assumptions: 
  We know the dividends that will be paid in the future 
  We know how much you will be able to sell the 
stock for in the future 
=  Both of these assumptions are unrealistic, especially 
knowledge of the future selling price 
=  Furthermore, suppose that you intend on holding on to the 
stock for twenty years, the calculations would be very 
tedious! 
 
Common Stock: Some Assumptions 
 
 
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=  We cannot value common stock without making some 
simplifying assumptions 
=  If we make the following assumptions, we can derive a 
simple model for common stock valuation: 
=  Assume: 
  Your holding period is infinite (i.e., you will never 
sell the stock) 
  The dividends will grow at a constant rate forever 
=  Note that the second assumption allows us to predict every 
future dividend, as long as we know the most recent 
dividend 
 
 
The Dividend Discount Model (DDM) 
 
=  With these assumptions, we can derive a model which is 
known as the Dividend Discount Model, or the Gordon 
Model 
=  This model gives us the present value of an infinite stream 
of dividends that are growing at a constant rate: 
 
 
 
The dividend valuation model requires the forecast of all future 
dividends.  The following dividend growth rate assumptions 
simplify the valuation process. 
Constant Growth 
No Growth 
Growth Phases 
 
The DDM: An Example 
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=  Recall our previous example in which the dividends were 
growing at 8% per year, and your required return was 15% 
=  The value of the stock must be: 
 
 
 
=  Note that this is exactly the same value that we got earlier 
 
The DDM Extended 
 
=  There is no reason that we cant use the DDM at any point 
in time 
=  For example, we might want to calculate the price that a 
stock should sell for in two years 
To do this, we can simply generalize the DDM: 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock 
 
=  Preferred stock represents an ownership claim on the firm 
that is superior to common stock in the event of 
liquidation.  Typically, preferred stock pays a fixed 
dividend periodically and the preferred stockholders are 
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usually not entitled to vote as are the common 
shareholders. 
 
 
Preferred Stock Valuation 
=  Preferred stock is very much like common stock, except 
that the dividends are constant (i.e., the growth rate is 
0%)Therefore, we can use the DDM with a 0% growth rate 
to find the value 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock: An Example 
 
 
=  Suppose that you are interested in purchasing shares of a 
preferred stock which pays a $5 dividend every year.  If 
your required return is 7%, what is the intrinsic value of 
this stock? 
 
 
 
 
      
 
 
summary: 
 
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  The valuation of debts securities is a application of time 
value of money mathematics. The key is to take bond 
characteristic (i.e. coupon,maturity,value) and translate 
them into input for the financial mathematics.  
  Securities valuation can be more complicated what we 
have  discussed because issuer have a great deal of 
flexibility in designing these securities, but any feature 
that a issuer include in the debts security is usually just an 
simple of extension of assets valuation principles and 
mathematics.