C214 Financial Management Study Guide
with Solutions | Financial Statements,
Cash Flow & Valuation Verified
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Characteristics of preferred stock includes -CORRECTANSWER -dividends in arrears
-dividends are cumulative
-higher payoff claim in a BK (has first dibs in a BK)
-considered "hybrid" (part stock/part bond)
-no fixed maturity date
-no voting rights
-can skip dividend payments
-dividends don't change year-after-year
-used in start ups (IPO)
Preferred stock dividends -CORRECTANSWER can go without payment and pay in
arrears the following year
Characteristics of common stock are -CORRECTANSWER -voting rights
-no maturity date
-corporate governance
-lower payoff claim in BK
,-variable returns
-unlimited earnings potential
-earnings are in dividends & the increase in price of stock
New start up ventures often issue -CORRECTANSWER preferred stock (in an IPO)
What stock is considered a hybrid -CORRECTANSWER preferred stock
One thing common stock and preferred stock have in common is -CORRECTANSWER
both have no maturity date
Which type of security has voting rights -CORRECTANSWER common stock
Debt covenants and restrictions help to ensure that -CORRECTANSWER management
is meeting bond and shareholder expectations
NOTE: covenants are promises meant to be kept
What is true regarding bonds -CORRECTANSWER -when bond matures, bondholder
gets lump sum back
-coupon rate doesn't change
-maturity is in years
-PAR value is typically $1000
-Future value (same as PAR) is typically $1000
, Bond sells at face value when -CORRECTANSWER required rate of return is equal to
the coupon rate
Why are bonds the primary method for raising capital -CORRECTANSWER because
bonds remove the intermediary costs
NOTE: IPO's require an intermediary known as a syndicate - a group of banks
underwriting the security issue
What type of bond can be traded for stock -CORRECTANSWER convertible bonds
What is the interest rate for annual payments of a bond known as -CORRECTANSWER
the coupon rate
NOTE: coupon rate is the established interest rate for the life of the bond and will
remain unchanged
Coupon rate is the established rate of the bond and should -CORRECTANSWER never
change
Debentures are -CORRECTANSWER secured bonds
NOTE: debentures are a debt instrument (bond) issued to raise cash, secured against a
company's assets and backed by credit, transferable by the holder, and may also be
unsecured
with Solutions | Financial Statements,
Cash Flow & Valuation Verified
Questions|| GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE 2026
Characteristics of preferred stock includes -CORRECTANSWER -dividends in arrears
-dividends are cumulative
-higher payoff claim in a BK (has first dibs in a BK)
-considered "hybrid" (part stock/part bond)
-no fixed maturity date
-no voting rights
-can skip dividend payments
-dividends don't change year-after-year
-used in start ups (IPO)
Preferred stock dividends -CORRECTANSWER can go without payment and pay in
arrears the following year
Characteristics of common stock are -CORRECTANSWER -voting rights
-no maturity date
-corporate governance
-lower payoff claim in BK
,-variable returns
-unlimited earnings potential
-earnings are in dividends & the increase in price of stock
New start up ventures often issue -CORRECTANSWER preferred stock (in an IPO)
What stock is considered a hybrid -CORRECTANSWER preferred stock
One thing common stock and preferred stock have in common is -CORRECTANSWER
both have no maturity date
Which type of security has voting rights -CORRECTANSWER common stock
Debt covenants and restrictions help to ensure that -CORRECTANSWER management
is meeting bond and shareholder expectations
NOTE: covenants are promises meant to be kept
What is true regarding bonds -CORRECTANSWER -when bond matures, bondholder
gets lump sum back
-coupon rate doesn't change
-maturity is in years
-PAR value is typically $1000
-Future value (same as PAR) is typically $1000
, Bond sells at face value when -CORRECTANSWER required rate of return is equal to
the coupon rate
Why are bonds the primary method for raising capital -CORRECTANSWER because
bonds remove the intermediary costs
NOTE: IPO's require an intermediary known as a syndicate - a group of banks
underwriting the security issue
What type of bond can be traded for stock -CORRECTANSWER convertible bonds
What is the interest rate for annual payments of a bond known as -CORRECTANSWER
the coupon rate
NOTE: coupon rate is the established interest rate for the life of the bond and will
remain unchanged
Coupon rate is the established rate of the bond and should -CORRECTANSWER never
change
Debentures are -CORRECTANSWER secured bonds
NOTE: debentures are a debt instrument (bond) issued to raise cash, secured against a
company's assets and backed by credit, transferable by the holder, and may also be
unsecured
