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Quantitative Methods
Corporate Issuers
Portfolio Management
Economics
Financial Statement Analysis
Equity Investments
Fixed Income
Derivatives
Rates and Returns
For continuous compounding, EAR =
Time Value of Money in Finance
PVperpetuity =
Rates and Returns
Time Weighted Rate of Return (TWROR) =
Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
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when n is sample size
Rates and Returns
Harmonic mean (HM) =
AM > GM > HM (dollar cost averaging uses investing same amount every time period in a share;
Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
Coefficient of variation (CV) =
Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
Negative skewness = Mean < Median < Mode
Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations
Expected value E(x) =
Portfolio Mathematics
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Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
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Portfolio Mathematics
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Hypothesis Testing
90% confidence internal =
Portfolio Mathematics
If threshold level = Risk free rate of return
Hypothesis Testing
Testing of equality of variance (F distribution) =
Rates and Returns
Geometric mean return =
Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
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Capital Investments and Capital Allocation
NPV = PV(inflows) – PV(outflows)
Working Capital and Liquidity
Cash conversion cycle = (Average days of receivables) + (Average days of inventory) – (Average days of payables)
Working Capital and Liquidity
Quick Ratio OR Acid Test Ratio =
Portfolio Risk and Return-Part II
Sharpe ratio (Reward to variability ratio/SR) =
Portfolio Management-An Overview
Diversification Ratio =
Portfolio Risk and Return-Part I
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Portfolio Management-An Overview
Leveraged Return =
Portfolio Risk and Return-Part II
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Portfolio Risk and Return-Part I
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Portfolio Risk and Return-Part II
Jensen’s Alpha =
The Firm and Market Structures
Nfirm =
Understanding Business Cycles
National Income = Compensation of Employees (Wages/COE) + Interest Income + Rent + Corporate & Govt. Enterprise Profit before Taxes+ Unincorporated Business Net Income + Indirect Business Taxes – Subsidies
Fiscal Policy
Personal Disposable Income = Personal Income – Personal Taxes
Monetary Policy
Policy rate = neutral + ½ (actual target) growth + ½ (actual - target) inflation
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal multiplier =
Capital Flows and the FX Market
Real exchange rate (d/f) =
Exchange Rate Calculations
Cross Rate =
Analyzing Income Statements
Net Income = Revenues - Ordinary Expenses + Other Income – Other Expenses + Gains – Losses
Topics in Long-Term Liabilities and Equity
Straight line Depreciation =
Analysis of Income Taxes
Double Declining Depreciation =
Analyzing Income Statements
Diluted EPS =
Analyzing Balance Sheets
Comprehensive Income = Net Income (PAT) + Other Comprehensive Income [OCI]
Analyzing Income Statements
Net profit margin =
Analyzing Balance Sheets
Financial leverage =
Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows II
Investing & Financing =
Financial Analysis Techniques
ROE =
Analysis of Inventories
Ending Inventory = Beginning Inventory + Purchases – COGS
Analysis of Long-Term Assets
SL Depreciation expense =
Analysis of Income Taxes
DDB depreciation in year =
Analysis of Long-Term Assets
Remaining Useful Life =
Analysis of Income Taxes
DTL = Tax expense < Tax payable
Topics in Long-Term Liabilities and Equity
Interest Expense = (the market rate at issue) x (the balance sheet value of the liability at the beginning of the period)
Analysis of Income Taxes
Effective Tax Rate =
Topics in Long-Term Liabilities and Equity
Interest expense = BV of bond at inception (issuance) x market rate at the time of issuance
Analyzing Balance Sheets
Financial Leverage Ratio =
Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows II
Interest Coverage =
Financial Analysis Techniques
Fixed Charge Coverage =
Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows II
Investing and Financing =
Financial Analysis Techniques
Operating cycle = days of inventory + days of receivables
Equity Valuation-Concepts and Basic Tools
Enterprise Value = Market value of stocks + Market value of debt – Cash and short term investments
Security Market Indexes
Free float Adjusted Market Capital wtd Index =
Overview of Equity Securities
ROE =
Equity Valuation-Concepts and Basic Tools
CAPM =
Equity Valuation-Concepts and Basic Tools
Dividend Payout Ratio =
Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Floating-Rate Instruments
Bond Equivalent Yield =
Fixed-Income Cash Flows and Types
Conversion Value = Conversion Ratio ×Current Market Price of a Common Share
Fixed-Income Bond Valuation-Prices and Yields
Dirty price = clean price + accrued interest
Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Fixed-Rate Bonds
Option value = Z-spread – OAS
Fixed-Income Bond Valuation-Prices and Yields
A semiannual-coupon bond with N years maturity Price =
The Term Structure of Interest Rates-Spot, Par, and Forward Curves
No arbitrage price =
Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Fixed-Rate Bonds
Option Value = Zspread – OAS (Option Adjusted Spread)
Mortgage-Backed Security Instrument and Market Features
Loan-to-value =
Yield-Based Bond Duration Measures and Properties
Money duration = annual modification duration x full price of bond position
Yield-Based Bond Convexity and Portfolio Properties
Change in full bond price =
Interest Rate Risk and Return
Duration gap = Macaulay’s duration – investment horizon
Yield-Based Bond Duration Measures and Properties
Price Value of a Basis Point (PVBP) =
Credit Risk
Credit risk = default risk + loss severity (1-RR)
Arbitrage, Replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives
The forward price of an asset to be delivered at time T is =
Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities
Payoff to FRA =
Pricing and Valuation of Options
Option premium = intrinsic value + time value
Option Replication Using Put–Call Parity
Put call forward parity =