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Top-Down Analysis in Finance
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Top-Down Analysis in Finance

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What is a major weakness of top-down analysis?

  • It overlooks firm-specific factors that affect company valuation. (correct)
  • It is more time-consuming than bottom-up analysis.
  • It focuses too much on firm-specific fundamentals.
  • It does not incorporate industry trends and market dynamics into valuation models.

    • In relative valuation, what is the purpose of standardizing prices?

  • To reflect market perceptions and moods.
  • To make predictions about future market trends.
  • To compare prices of similar or comparable assets. (correct)
  • To determine the exact value of an asset.

    • What is an advantage of relative valuation compared to discounted cash flow valuation?

  • It is a more complex and detailed method.
  • It takes more time to complete.
  • It requires fewer assumptions about the future. (correct)
  • It reflects market perceptions and moods more accurately.

    • What is a strength of bottom-up analysis?

    <p>It focuses on firm-specific fundamentals and competitive positioning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the median preferred over the mean in relative valuation?

    <p>The median is a more reliable comparison point.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a weakness of bottom-up analysis?

    <p>It takes more time to analyze individual companies in-depth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main advantage of using the median in the context of extreme outliers or non-symmetric distributions of scores?

    <p>It is generally a better representation of the true average</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential issue with using relative valuation in the context of comparable companies?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a zero coupon bond and a regular bond?

    <p>The presence of coupon payments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the price of a bond when the market interest rate increases?

    <p>The price of the bond decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the YTM and the coupon rate of a bond?

    <p>The YTM is equal to the coupon rate when the bond is priced at face value</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond price when the YTM decreases?

    <p>The bond price increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome when interest rates increase and an investor has already purchased a bond?

    <p>The bond price decreases and the effective annual return increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bond has a coupon rate that is less than the YTM?

    <p>Discount bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is true about arbitrage opportunities when the PV of a bond is greater than the PV of all its strips?

    <p>Arbitrage opportunities are present, and the market is inefficient.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of risk occurs when interest rates go down, and an investor can reinvest the coupons at the market yield?

    <p>Reinvestment risk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome when the market anticipates short-term rates will decrease in the future, according to the Pure Expectations Theory?

    <p>The yield curve will slope downwards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of an upward-sloping yield curve?

    <p>Long-term bonds have higher yields compared to short-term bonds.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the market expectation of interest rates in the future indicated by a yield curve?

    <p>Forward rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to a bond's price when interest rates increase?

    <p>The price decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the Liquidity Preference Theory and the Market Segmentation Theory?

    <p>Market participants' preferences for certain maturities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between Macaulay's duration and a bond's coupon rate?

    <p>There is an inverse relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the implication of a negative forward rate?

    <p>There is an arbitrage opportunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary use of modified duration?

    <p>To measure a bond's sensitivity to interest rate changes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about duration is true?

    <p>Duration is a measure of a bond's sensitivity to changes in interest rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of an increase in yields on a bond's modified duration?

    <p>It decreases by a percentage equal to the increase in yields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between convexity and duration?

    <p>Convexity is higher for bonds with higher duration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of active management in fixed-income investing?

    <p>To forecast yield curve changes or divest depending on the prediction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rollover strategy in fixed-income investing?

    <p>Investing in a bond for a shorter period than your investment time horizon, then rolling into a new investment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the riding the yield curve strategy?

    <p>Investing in a bond with a time to maturity longer than your investment time horizon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary benefit of riding the yield curve down?

    <p>Benefiting from the higher yields associated with the longer TTM at the time of purchase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond's TTM as time progresses?

    <p>It decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of a barbell strategy?

    <p>It benefits from the convexity of the yield curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond price when yields are stable or decrease?

    <p>It increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a bullet and a barbell strategy?

    <p>The maturity dates of the bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of a butterfly strategy?

    <p>It combines the benefits of a bullet and a barbell strategy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the bond price when yields decrease?

    <p>It increases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of selling a bond before maturity?

    <p>Capturing a capital gain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the yield curve when short-term rates increase by more than long-term rates?

    <p>It flattens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between a barbell and a bullet strategy in terms of performance?

    <p>A barbell strategy performs better in a flattening yield curve</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Top-Down Analysis

    • Start by looking at the overall economy and then gradually focus on a specific company
    • Strengths:
      • Provides a comprehensive, holistic view of the market and macroeconomic factors
      • Allows incorporation of industry trends, economic factors, and market dynamics into valuation models
      • Saves time by looking at broader market trends, leading to a focus on specific companies or industries
    • Weaknesses:
      • May overlook firm-specific factors that affect valuation
      • Highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions

    Bottom-Up Analysis

    • Start by looking at a specific firm or company and then gradually look at the overall economy
    • Strengths:
      • Provides a comprehensive analysis of individual companies
      • Focuses on firm-specific fundamentals, competitive positioning, growth aspects, and financial performance
    • Weaknesses:
      • Time-consuming and requires in-depth analysis of multiple companies
      • May miss out on returns due to the time taken for analysis

    Relative Valuation

    • Compares the price of an asset to the prices of similar or comparable assets
    • Involves standardizing market prices to create price multiples
    • Popular due to:
      • Ease of justifying a decision using relative valuation
      • Quicker and requires fewer assumptions about the future compared to discounted cash flow valuation
      • Reflects market perceptions and moods
    • Issues in relative valuation:
      • Choosing an appropriate comparable
      • Market conditions affecting comparable prices
      • Differences in growth rates between companies
      • Size and scale differences between companies

    Bonds

    • Raise long-term capital for corporations and governments
    • Types:
      • Zero-coupon bonds: No coupon payments, only face value at maturity
      • Convertible bonds: Can be converted into a predetermined number of stocks
      • Indexed bonds: Coupon payments tied to movements in inflation
      • Callable bonds: Issuer can buy back the bond at a predetermined price
      • Perpetual bonds: No maturity date
      • Treasury bonds: Issued by federal governments
      • Municipal bonds: Issued by state governments or agencies
    • Bond pricing and YTM (yield to maturity):
      • YTM reflects the market's required return on the bond
      • Bond price decreases (increases) when market interest rates rise (fall)

    Pure Expectations Theory

    • Assumes current yield curve solely reflects investors' expectations of future short-term interest rates
    • Predicts future short-term rates based on current long-term rates
    • Yield curve shape:
      • Upward sloping: Market expects short-term rates to increase in the future
      • Downward sloping: Market expects short-term rates to decrease in the future
      • Flat: Market expects short-term rates to remain stable

    Macaulay Duration

    • Measures a bond's price sensitivity to changes in interest rates
    • Properties:
      • Dmac ≤ TTM
      • Higher for bonds with lower coupon rates and lower YTM
      • Higher for bonds with longer TTM
    • Modified duration (Dmod): Represents the percentage change in bond price for a 1% change in yield
    • Implications:
      • Positive relationship between duration and price sensitivity to interest rate changes
      • Positive relationship between TTM and duration
      • Negative relationship between coupon rate and duration

    Convexity

    • Measures the curvature of the relationship between a bond's price and yield
    • Properties:
      • Higher for bonds with lower coupon rates and lower YTM
      • Higher for bonds with longer TTM
    • Implications:
      • More convexity is desirable, as it reduces price changes in response to interest rate changes
      • Convexity accounts for the non-linear relationship between a bond's price and yield

    Active and Passive Trading Strategies

    • Active management: Involves forecasting yield curve changes and investing accordingly
    • Passive management: Involves buying and holding bonds until maturity
    • Duration management: Involves modifying portfolio duration based on forecasted changes in rates

    Riding the Yield Curve

    • Involves investing in a bond with a longer TTM than the investment time horizon
    • Takes advantage of the upward sloping yield curve
    • Sells the bond before maturity to capture a capital gain

    Barbell and Bullet Strategies

    • Bullet: Invests in bonds with similar maturity dates
    • Barbell: Invests in low-risk, low-maturity bonds and high-risk, high-maturity bonds
    • Barbell tends to be more successful than bullet due to convexity and duration adjustments

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