Bonds issued by American Aero Inc. bear an 8% coupon, payable semiannually. The bonds mature in 10 years and have a $1,000 face value. Currently the bonds sell for $675. What is the yield to maturity?
Calculation of Yield to maturity :
Using Financial Calculator
=RATE(nper,pmt,pv,fv)
where nper is Number of years to maturity i.e 10 * 2 = 20 (Multiplied by 2 As coupons are paid semiannually)
pmt is Interest payment i.e 1000 * 8% = 80 / 2 = 40 (Divided by 2 As coupons are paid semiannually)
pv is Current Market Price
= 675
Note : pv should be taken as negative.
fv is face value i.e 1000
=RATE(20,40,-675,1000)
therefore ,Yield to maturity is 7.089%(Semiannual)
Yield to maturity is 7.089% * 2 = 14.18% (Annual)
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