Bond Valuation value of the cash flows the asset is expected to produce. For a bond with fixed annual The value of any financial asset is the coupons, its value is equal to the present value of all its annual interest payments and its maturity value as shown in the equation below: INT INT INT Bond's value = VB= + +--+ + INT We could use the valuation equation shown above to solve for a bond's value; however, it is more efficient to use a financial calculator. Simply enter N as years to maturity, I/YR as the going annual interest rate, PMT as the annual coupon payment (calculated as the annual coupon interest rate times the face value of the bond), and FV as the stated maturity value. Once those inputs are entered in your financial calculator, you can solve for PV, the value of the bond. Remember that the signs for PMT and FV should be the same, so PV will have an opposite sign. Typically, you would enter PMT and FV as positive numbers, so PV would be shown as a negative value. The negative sign means that you are purchasing the bond, so the purchase price of the bond is paid out of your funds (thus the negative sign) and is received by the issuing firm (a positive flow to the firm). Note that we calculated the bond's value assuming coupon interest payments were paid annually; however, most bonds pay interest on a semiannual basis Therefore, to calculate the value of a semiannual bond you must make the following changes: N should reflect the number of interest payment periods so multiply years to maturity times 2, I/YR should reflect the periodic going rate of interest so divide the going annual interest rate by 2, and PMT should reflect the periodic interest payment so divide the annual interest payment by 2 relationship to the level of interest rates. If For fixed-rate bonds it's important to realize that the value of the bond has a(n) interest rates rise, then the value of the bond ; however, if interest rates fall, then the value of the bond . bond is one that sells below its par value. This situation occurs whenever the going rate of interest is above the coupon rate. bond is one that sells above its approaching its maturity value at maturity. A Over time its value will par value. This situation occurs whenever the going rate of interest is below the coupon rate. Over time its value will its maturity value at maturity. A par value bond is one that sells at par; the bond's coupon rate is equal to the going rate of interest. Normally, the coupon rate is set at the going market rate the day a bond is issued so it sells at par initialy Quantitative Problem: Potter Industries has a bond issue outstanding with an annual coupon of 6% and a 10-year maturity. The par value of the bond is $1,000. If the going annual interest rate is 8%, what is the value of the bond? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate Quantitative Problem: Potter Industries has a bond issue outstanding with a 6% coupon rate with semiannual payments of $30, and a 10-year maturity The par value of the bond is $1,000. If the going annual interest rate is 8%, what is the value of the bond? Round your answer to the nearest cent. Do not round intermediate calculations