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Santos energy has 9.5% annual coupon bonds outstanding with 15 years left until

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Question

Santos energy has 9.5% annual coupon bonds outstanding with 15 years left until maturity. The bonds have a face value (FV) of $1,000 and their current market price (PV) is $1,111.76. what is the YTM on Santos’s bonds?

What is the current yield on Santos's outstanding bonds?

What is the expected capital gains yield on Santos's outstanding bonds?

Santos's bonds have a call provision that allows santos to call the bonds in 5 years at a call price of $1,040. What is the yield to call (YTC) on the bonds?

What rate of return can investors expect to earn on Santos's bonds if they purchase them today?

Explanation / Answer

Answer: YTM=Pmt=95,n=15 years,face value=1000, future value=1111.76

YTM=8.19%

Answer: Current yield=net annual interest/current market price

=95/1111.76=8.545%

Answer: Expected capital gain yield= (P1-P0)/P0

=(1111.76-1000)/1000

=11.176%

Answer: call price =1040 ,years=5

YTC= 7.46%

Answer: (95+111.76)/1000

=20.676%

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