(Yield to maturity) The market price is $775 for a 16-year bond ($1,000 par value) that pays 11 percent annual interest, but makes interest payments on a semiannual basis (5.5 percent semiannually). What is the bond's yield to maturity?
Given that the face value of the bond is $1000, present value is
$775 and the time to maturity is 16 years.
As the coupon interest is paid semiannually, the total number of
periods=16*2=32
Semiannual coupon rate is 5.5%
The semiannual coupon payment=(Semiannual coupon rate)*(Face value
of the bond)=5.5%*$1000=$55
Now, we can calculate the yield to maturity using excel.
The semiannual yield to maturity is 7.34%. So, the annual yield to maturity is 7.34%*2=14.68%
Note: As the present value is a cash outflow, we have taken it as negative in excel.
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