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Company issued 10-year, 11 percent coupon bond with a par value
of $1,000. The bonds may be called in 5 years at a call price of
$1,150. The bond currently sells for $1,350.
You are required to answer the following questions:
a) What is the bond's yield to maturity?
b) What is the bond's current yield?
c) What is the bond's capital gain or loss yield?
d) What is the bond's yield to call?
e) If you bought this bond do you think you would be more likely to
earn a) the YTM or b) the YTC? (1 mark)
You are required to calculate YTM and YTC by using iterative
technique and linear interpolation.
Solution :-
(A) Time to Maturity ( Nper ) = 10 Years
Annual Coupon ( Pmt ) = $1,000 * 11% = $110
Face Value ( FV ) = $1,000
Price of Bond ( PV ) = $1,350
Now Yield to Maturity ( YTM ) =
Therefore Yield to maturity = 6.20%
(b) Current Yield = Annual Coupon / Price = $110 / $1,350 = 8.15%
(c) As Yield to maturity is less than Current Yield , So there is Loss Yield
Loss Yield = Current Yield - Yield to maturity
= 8.15% - 6.20%
= 1.95%
(d) Time to Call ( Nper ) = 5 Years
Annual Coupon ( Pmt ) = $1,000 * 11% = $110
Call Value ( CV ) = $1,150
Price of Bond ( PV ) = $1,350
Bond Yield to Call ( YTC ) = ??
(e) We will earn more in YTM
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