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Use this information to answer the following questions
An outstanding 30 year corporate bond for a U.S. company has 14 years left to maturity and has a coupon rate of 4.0%. The bond is currently selling for $980.
1) What is the yield to maturity?
2) What is the current yield?
3) What is the capital gains yield?
Information provided:
Face value= future value= $1,000
Coupon rate= 4%
Coupon payment= 0.04*1,000= $40
Time= 14 years
Current price=present value= $980
1.The yield to maturity is calculated by entering the below in a financial calculator:
FV= 1,000
PV= -980
PMT= 40
N= 14
Press the CPT key and I/Y to compute the yield to maturity.
The value obtained is 4.1917.
Therefore, the yield to maturity is 4.19%.
2.Current yield is calculated using the below formula:
Current Yield= Annual interest/Current price
= $40/ $980
= 0.0408*100
= 4.08%.
3.Capital gains yield is calculated using the below formula:
Capital Gains Yield= Current price-original price/Original price*100
= $980 - $1,000/ $1,000*100
= -20/ 1,000*100
= -2%
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