View Full Version : Discounted notes vs Interest Bearing Notes
madamitalian1
May 30, 2007, 11:00 AM
Sometimes a discounted note is issued rather than an interest-bearing note. Why would a someone do this rather than the standard interest bearing note? What are the pros and cons of doing so? Who would issue a discounted note?
omsailogistic
Jun 3, 2007, 11:50 AM
I am starting to answer your question from backwards
WHO: Generally Discounted Notes are issued by the Govt.
WHY: Assume a Govt decided to take a big infrstructure project which is financed by issuing Discounted Note of $ 80 redeemed after 5 years at face value of $ 100. The Govt decided to issue discounted note because it has shortage of finances in the intitial years.
The Govt is not desiring to put additional pressure of interest in intitial years... rather postponed it until agreed period.
The second imporatant consideration is Present Value of Money
Suppose a firm gives two options to investor :
OPTION 1 Issues discounted note at $80 redeemable at a premium of 10% i.e. $110
OR
OPTION 2 Issue a 4 % Interst bearing note for 5 years redeemable at par
Comparison
OPTION 1 Total interest = 20 Premium = 10 Total earning = 30
OPTION 2 Total Interest = 20 Premium = 0 Total earning = 20
Fruther assuming discounted rate = 10 %
Year 1 = 0.909
Year 2 = 0.826
Year 3 = 0.751
Year 4 = 0.683
Year 5 = 0.621
TOTAL = 3.79 (SUM OF YEAR 1 TO YEAR 5) to calculate interest annuity
Now since in option 1 The money is received after end of year 5
Present value = $ 110 * 0.621 = $68.31
and in OPTION 2
At 4% annual interest shall be $ 4 each year.
the present value of interest (an annuity for 5 years ) shall be
$4 * 3.79 =$15.16
(+) Maturity value of principal amount at the end of 5th year shallbe
$100 * 0.621 =$62.10
TOTAL EARNING ( OPTION 2) = $15.16+ $62.10 = $77.26
Now you can analyse from the above the benefits of issuing DISCOUNTED NOTES
These are fool proof instruments :
fairwayjim
Jun 3, 2008, 07:40 PM
Good answer still a little confused