Bond Discounting

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Bond Discounting can be identify from the cash flows attached to the particular bond.  Bonds are the most important fixed income securities. A bond is a legal obligation to repay a loan’s principal and interest (Coupon). It is debt. Term Finance Certificate (TFC issued by public listed industrial companies), Defense Saving Certificate (DSC issued by Government), T-Bill (issued by Government). Bond paper contains legal & numerical points

Bonds Numerical Features

Following are some numerical features of bonds:

Maturity or Tenure or Life

Measured in years. On the Maturity Date when the bond expires, the Issuer returns all the money i.e. 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, and 10 years, etc.

Par Value or Face Value

Principal Amount (generally printed on the bond paper) returned at maturity i.e. $1,000 or $10,000. Contrast this to Market Value (or Actual Price based on Supply/Demand) & Intrinsic or Fair Value

Coupon Interest Rate

Percentage of Par Value paid out as interest irrespective of changes in Market Value i.e. 5 % pa, 10 % pa, 15% pa, etc. Coupon Receipt = Coupon Rate x Par Value. Coupon Receipts can be paid out monthly, quarterly, six-monthly, annually etc. Coupon Rate = Annual coupon amount / face value of bond

The Indenture

The indenture is the written agreement between the corporation (the borrower) and its creditors. It is sometimes referred to as the deed of trust.

Types of Bonds

Following are major types of bonds:

Mortgage Bonds

 Backed & secured by real assets.

Debentures

These are not secured by real property, risky.

Floating Rate Bond

It is defined as a type of bond bearing a yield that may rise and fall within a specified range according to fluctuations in the market.

Eurobonds

It issued from a foreign country.




Zero Coupon Bonds

No regular interest payments and issue at discount.

Convertible Bonds

A convertible bond is a bond which can be converted into the company’s common stock. You can exercise the convertible bond and exchange the bond into a predetermined amount of shares in the company. The conversion ratio can vary from bond to bond.

Consol

A bond that carries a promise to pay a coupon forever; it has NO maturity date and therefore never matures.

  

Bond Prices

Bonds will sell at Face Value, at a Discount, or at a Premium

Face Value: Bonds sell at face value when market interest rates for similar bonds are the same as the coupon on the bond. A $1,000, 10-year bond with a 9% coupon rate, will sell at $1,000 when similar bonds are yielding 9%.

Discount: Bonds sell at a discount to face value when similar bonds have higher yields. The bond in the example above will sell at $939 when market yields on similar bonds are 12%.

Premium: Bonds sell at a premium when similar bonds in the current market have lower yields. Again, in the example above, the bond will sell for $1,067 when similar bonds are yielding 8%.

 

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Bond Discounting (Annually)

The Value of the Bond can be calculated from the Cash Flows attached to the Bond. The bond holder will receive the coupon interest rate and he will also receive his principle amount at the time of maturity:

bond discounting

 

Formula

Time Value of Money Formula Sheet Download

bond discounting formula

 

Example # 1:

Consider a bond that pays a 10% coupon rate of interest, has a par value of $1,000 and matures in 4 years.  Suppose also that the market rate of interest for such a bond (required rate of return) is 8%.  Calculate the intrinsic value of bonds?

bond discounting example

bond discounting solved example

bond discounting question and answer

 

Present Value of Annuity Table Download

Present Value of a Single Amount Table Download

bond discounting factor and table

 

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Bond Discounting (Intra-year)

When coupon payment are made more than one time in the year

bond discounting formula

 

Example # 2:

Consider an 8 year, 12 percent coupon bond with a par value of $1,000 on which interest is payable semi-annually. The required return on this bond is 14 percent?

bond discounting intra-year example

bond discounting by factor and table

 

Console Valuation

Irredeemable bonds do not have a maturity date

console formula

 

Example # 3:

Suppose you could buy bond that paid $50 a year forever. Assuming that your rate of return for this type of bond is 12 percent annually?

console example

 

Zero Coupon Bond Discounting

The price of a zero coupon bond is always less than its redemption value

zero coupon bond formula

 

Example # 4:

Suppose that ABC Company issues zero coupon bonds having a 10 year maturity and $1,000 face value. If discount rate 8%?

zero coupon bond example

 

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Console Valuation

Irredeemable bonds do not have a maturity date

console formula

Example # 3:

Suppose you could buy bond that paid $50 a year forever. Assuming that your rate of return for this type of bond is 12 percent annually?

console example

Zero Coupon Bond Discounting

The price of a zero coupon bond is always less than its redemption value

zero coupon bond formula

Example # 4:

Suppose that ABC Company issues zero coupon bonds having a 10 year maturity and $1,000 face value. If discount rate 8%?

zero coupon bond example

 

Current Yield

The current yield relates the annual coupon interest to the closing market price. It is expressed as

current yield formula

Example # 5:

What will be current yield when 10 years, 12 percent coupon bond with par value of $1,000 and selling for $950?

current yield example

 

Yields to Maturity (YTM)

The yield to maturity (YTM) of a bond is expected rate of return for the bond. It is the return you expect to receive when you buy a bond and held to maturity. It is the discount rate that makes the present value of the cash flows from the bond equal to the current price of the bond. The internal rate of return for the cash flows associated with a bond is called the yield to maturity

 

Example # 6:

Suppose you were offered a 3 year, 10% annual coupon, and $1,000 par value bond at a price of $952.  What rate of interest would you earn on your investment if you bought the bond and held it to maturity?

yield to maturity (YTM) example

Price-Yield Relationship

A fundamental property of a bond is that price changes in the opposite direction from the change in the required yield. The reason is that the price of a bond is the present value of the cash flows: as the required yield increases, the present value of the cash flows decreases; hence the price decreases. 

Relationship between Coupon Rate, Required Yield and Price

When coupon rates are equal (or very close) to current market interest rates, the price of the bond will be equal to its par value. The bond sells at par (or near par) value C = i   «   P = Par    (Selling at Par). When coupon rates are below current market interest rates at a given point of time, the price of the bond will fall below its par value. The bond sells at a discount C < i   «   P < Par   (Selling at Discount). When coupon rates are above current market interest rates at a given point of time, the price of the bond will rise above its par value C > i   «   P > Par     (Selling at Premium).

 

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References

Financial Management: Theory and Practice, Dr Eugene F Brigham & C Micheal Ehrhardt

Fundamentals of Financial Management: Concise Edition, Brigham Houston

The Economist Guide to Financial Management, John Tennet

Financial Management: Core Concepts, Raymond M Brooks

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