When comparing fixed rate Bonds with with finite life Preferred Stock, the following statement is not true
Both make fixed payments.
Preferred share uses the same model used for bond valuation: present value of dividends and the repayment of par value
Bonds are debt, but preferred stock is equity.
The same model used for bond valuation: present value of dividends and the repayment of par value
Preferred stock prices tend to fluctuate less than bond prices.
For Bonds the payments are fixed based on the coupon rate and the PAR value.
Preferred stocks also usually have a coupon rate that remains fixed but sometimesthe company may decide not to pay the dividends for a period due to companies performance. But whenever company decides to pay dividends again then the cumulative interset is paid along with the periods it was not paid for.
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