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• Bonds are simply long-term IOUs that represent claims against a
firm’s assets.
• Bonds are a form of debt
• Bonds are often referred to as fixed-income investments.
Bond Basics
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Key Features of a Bond
• Debt instrument issued by a corp. or government.
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Key Features of a Bond
• Par value = face amount of the bond, which is paid at maturity
(assume $1,000).
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Key Features of a Bond
• Coupon rate – stated interest rate (generally fixed) paid by the
issuer. Multiply by par to get dollar payment of interest.
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Key Features of a Bond
• Maturity date – when the bond must be repaid.
• Yield to maturity - rate of return earned on a bond held until
maturity.
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Bond Value
•Bond Value = PV(coupons) + PV(par)
•Bond Value = PV(annuity) + PV(lump sum)
•Remember:
• As interest rates increase present values decrease
• ( r → PV )
• As interest rates increase, bond prices decrease
and vice versa
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Bond Valuation
Compute the value for an IBM Bond with a
6.375% coupon that will mature in 5 years
given that you require an 8% return on your
investment where the Face Value of the bond
is $1,000.
What are the annual interest payments ($)?
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$63.75 Annuity for 5 years $1000 Lump Sum in 5 years
0 1 2 3 4 5
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
63.75 63.75 63.75 63.75 63.75
1000.00
IBM Bond Timeline:
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Most Bonds Pay Interest Semi-Annually:
What is the value of a bond with a semi-annual
coupon with 5 years to maturity, 9% (nominal)
coupon rate if an investor desires a 10% (nominal)
return?
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Most Bonds Pay Interest Semi-Annually:
e.g. semiannual coupon bond with 5 years
to maturity, 9% annual coupon rate.
Instead of 5 annual payments of $90, the bondholder
receives 10 semiannual payments of $45.
0 1 2 3 4 5
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
45 45.00
1000.00
45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
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Most Bonds Pay Interest Semi-Annually:
= PV = 961.39
Compute the value of the bond given that you
require a 10% s-a. return on your investment.
Since interest is received every 6 months, we need to use
semiannual compounding
0 1 2 3 4 5
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
45 45
1,000
45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
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Semiannual Bonds
• Coupon rate = 14% - Semiannual
• YTM = 16% (APR)
• Maturity = 7 years
• Value of bond?
• Number of coupon payments? (2t or N)
•14 = 2 x 7 years
• Semiannual coupon payment? (C/2 or PMT)
•$70 = (14% x Face Value)/2
• Semiannual yield? (YTM/2 or I/Y)
•8% = 16%/2
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If bond Sells at a DISCOUNT (less than
$1,000) then YTM > Coupon Rate
If bond Sells at a PREMIUM (more than
$1,000) then YTM < Coupon Rate
Yield to Maturity
-1,000
0 1 2 3 4 5
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
80 80 80 80 80
1,000
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Valuing a Discount Bond
with Annual Coupons
• Coupon rate = 10%
• Annual coupons
• Par = $1,000
• Maturity = 5 years
• YTM = 11%
• Price= ?
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Valuing a Discount Bond
with Annual Coupons
• Coupon rate = 10%
• Annual coupons
• Par = $1,000
• Maturity = 5 years
• YTM = 11%
5
5
)
11
.
1
(
1000
11
.
0
)
11
.
1
(
1
1
100
B
Using the formula:
B = PV(annuity) + PV(lump sum)
B = 369.59 + 593.45 = 963.04
Using the calculator:
5 N
11 I/Y
100 PMT
1000 FV
CPT PV = -963.04
Note: When YTM > Coupon rate Price < Par = “Discount Bond”
Using Excel: =PV(0.11, 5, 100, 1000, 0)
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Valuing a Premium Bond
with Annual Coupons
• Coupon rate = 10%
• Annual coupons
• Par = $1,000
• Maturity = 20 years
• YTM = 8%
• Price = ?
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Valuing a Premium Bond
with Annual Coupons
• Coupon rate = 10%
• Annual coupons
• Par = $1,000
• Maturity = 20 years
• YTM = 8%
20
20
)
08
.
1
(
1000
08
.
0
)
08
.
1
(
1
1
100
B
Using the formula:
B = PV(annuity) + PV(lump sum)
B = 981.81 + 214.55 = 1196.36
Note: When YTM < Coupon rate Price > Par = “Premium Bond”
Using the calculator:
20 N
8 I/Y
100 PMT
1000 FV
CPT PV = -1196.36
Using Excel: =PV(0.08, 20, 100, 1000, 0)
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Bond Yields
• Current Yield - Annual coupon payments divided by bond price.
• Yield To Maturity - Interest rate for which the present value of the
bond’s payments equal the price. Also known as the market’s
required rate of return.
• Yield To Maturity = total expected return = current yield + expected
capital gains yield (change in price)
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Yield to Maturity
•If an investor purchases a 6.375% annual coupon
bond today for $900 and holds it until maturity (5
years), what is the expected annual rate of return
(YTM)?
-900
??
0 1 2 3 4 5
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
63.75 63.75 63.75 63.75 63.75
1000.00
+ ??
900
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Bond values over time
• At maturity, the value of any bond must equal its par value.
• If rd remains constant:
• The value of a premium bond would decrease over time, until it reached
$1,000.
• The value of a discount bond would increase over time, until it reached
$1,000.
• A value of a par bond stays at $1,000.
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Changes in Bond Value over Time
• What would happen to the value of these three bonds
is bond if its required rate of return remained at 10%:
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Years
to Maturity
1,184
1,000
816
10 5 0
13% coupon rate
7% coupon rate
10% coupon rate.
VB
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Types of Bonds
• Vanilla – fixed coupons, repaid at maturity
• Zero Coupon – pay no explicit interest but instead, sell at a deep
discount
• Convertible – can be converted into to stock
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Zero Coupon Bonds
• A zero coupon bond has a specific maturity date when it returns the
bond principal
• A zero coupon bond pays no periodic income
• The only cash inflow is the par value at maturity
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Zero Coupon Bonds
• For a zero-coupon bond (annual and semiannual compounding):
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0
0 2
(1 )
(1 / 2)
t
t
Par
P
R
Par
P
R
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Zero Coupon Bonds (cont’d)
Example
A zero coupon bond has a par value of $1,000 and currently
sells for $400. The term to maturity is twenty years.
What is the yield to maturity (assume semiannual
compounding)?
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Zero Coupon Bonds (cont’d)
Example (cont’d)
Solution:
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0 2
40
(1 / 2)
$1,000
$400
(1 / 2)
4.63%
t
Par
P
R
R
R
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Government Bonds
•Treasury Securities = Federal government debt
• Treasury Bills (T-bills)
• Pure discount bonds
• Original maturity of one year or less
• Treasury notes (T-notes)
• Coupon debt
• Original maturity between one and ten years
• Treasury bonds (T-bonds)
• Coupon debt
• Original maturity greater than ten years