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| Date: Monday 15th of March 2010 08:33:26 PM |
| Last Modified On 03/13/10 09:02 |
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| Name: Angela | Website: N/A | Date posted: Wed, Nov 25, 2009 |
| Question: When doing finance, how can I determine when to use what formula? For example, I have 4 bonds with identical coupon rate of 7.25%, but they mature on 4 different dates (2yr, 5yr, 10yr and 20 yr) If they made all coupon payments yesterday, yield curve is flat, all bonds with the same YTM of 9%, | ||
| Name: Connie | Website: N/A | Date posted: Sun, Oct 11, 2009 |
| Question: Philadelphia Electric has many bonds trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Suppose PhilEl’s bonds have identical coupon rates of 9.125% but that one issue matures in 1 year, one in 7 years, and the third in 15 years. Assume that a coupon payment was made yesterday. | ||
| Name: N/A | Website: N/A | Date posted: Sat, Sep 12, 2009 |
| Question: Blake works for Woolworths Limited (WOW) and owns 5,000 Woolworths shares that he received in lieu of a bonus five years ago. In its recent results, Woolworths reported an NPAT figure of $1.294 billion. It has 1.207 billion shares on issue. Its current market price is $26.50. | ||
| Latest Commentary |
| iPhone Static Tone in China (last updated 03/13/2010) |
 Apple Inc. (AAPL) releases its widely-held iPhone
quite late in China. Introduced first in 2007,
Apple releases iPhone in China
in late October 2009. We have cautioned our reader that without WiFi
capabilities, iPhone may not compete well in China. With price offered by
Apple's partner, Unicom, as high as $ 1000 for the high-end 3GS, one would
wonder how iPhone could compete on itself in the blackmarket.
... more |
| Sprint Needs To Catch Its Breath (last updated 02/16/2010) |
 After two years of agonizing loss, Sprint Nextel (S)
reported 148,000 subscriber loss
for the fourth quarter of 2009, far fewer than the 1 + Million subscribers
loss per quarter that it lost last year. That is a discouraging news from
this perspective. Sprint now serves 48.1 Million subscribers versus 53.8
Million subscribers in 2007, a 5.7 Million subscribers loss.
... more |
| Amazing Quarter For Amazon (last updated 01/31/2010) |
 Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) chugged along in its latest
quarterly performance.
Revenue jumped to $ 9.52 Billion,
an increase of 42% compared to the prior year. You got that right. The 42%
revenue growth is not a misprint. Operating income increased 75% to $ 476
Million in the quarter.
... more |
| Searching For Profit (last updated 01/22/2010) |
 Google Inc. (GOOG) announced its
4th quarter earning 2009
and it continued on its dominance in the search business. Revenue rose 17%
year over year. Net income rose to $ 1.98 Billion. This puts it in the
league of the most profitable company in the US. Meanwhile, Google hoards a
cash equivalent of $ 24.5 Billion at the end of 2009.
... more |
| Valero Future Remains Sour (last updated 01/11/2010) |
 Valero
Energy Corp. (VLO) closed the year 2009 with a horrible performance. It is
expected to report a net loss per share of $ 0.93 per share. Early in 2009,
we felt that Valero will spot a better refiner margin due to the huge drop
in crude oil price, compared to year 2008. ...
more |
| Identifying Your Best Buy (last updated 12/28/2009) |
 Global
financial crisis has presented opportunities for Best Buy, which drove
archrival Circuit City into bankruptcy liquidation. Other smaller chains has
withheld expansion while Best Buy is becoming more aggressive in courting
customers.
... more |
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