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Midterm 1 cheat sheet FIN 320
Course: Finance (FIN 320)
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University: California State University, Fullerton
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4 financial statements and required disclosures for U.S public companies
Balance sheet- snapshot at a given point in time showing assets, liabilities, shareholders equity (TAssets= TLiabilities+SE)
Income statement- revenues less costs, operating expenses, interest and taxes between two points in time
Statement of cash flows- cash flows from operating, investing, financing activities. The sum of these will show the change in
cash between the two periods on the balance sheet
Statement of shareholders equity- shows the change in shareholders equity as a result of changes in retained earnings (net
income-dividends) + changes in common equity and paid in capital accts (sales of stock - repurchases of stock)
Competitive market- a good can be bought and sold for the same price. The value of the good is based on price and opinion
on fair value is irrelevant
Law of one price- securities with the same exact cash flows must trade at the same price. Equivalent investment
opportunities trading simultaneously in different competitive markets must trade at the same price in both. If not, arbitrage
exists. Arbitrage- risk free profit that cannot exist indefinitely, as supply/demand forces will adjust price.
Valuation principle- benefits and costs of a decision must be evaluated on market prices and when the value of benefits
exceed the value of costs, the decision increases the value of the firm. The method of using the market prices for both
benefits and costs makes them comparable so we can evaluate them properly. Benefits and costs must be in common
united, as well as evaluated using market prices, *benefits and costs must be evaluated in the same time period
Separate entity- business that is separate legally and
financially from its owner(s)
Agency- financing solution, offer guarantees to cover
commercial banks credits and political risks also direct
funding
Taxation- mandatory payment to loc state or national gov
Unlimited life- company will operate forever unless formally
dissolved
Unlimited owners- as many owners as they want
Corporate structure aspects: shareholders- board of
directors- CEO- CFO
Value in the future FV, I/Y, N, PV=0, CPT PMT Number of periods
A