Question

Nine years ago the Templeton Company issued 15-year bonds with a 12% annual coupon rate at their $1,000 par value. The bonds had an 8% call premium, with 5 years of call protection. Today Templeton called the bonds. Compute the realized rate of return for an investor who purchased the bonds when they were issued and held them until they were called. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

12.39%

Step-by-step explanation:

in order to determine the realized rate of return we need to calculate the yield to call:

YTC formula = {coupon + [(call price - market price)/n]} / [(call price + market price)/2]

YTC = {$120 + [($1,080 - $1,000)/9]} / [($1,080 + $1,000)/2]

YTC = $128.89 / $1,040 = 0.1239 = 12.39%

In this case, the investor's realized rate of return was actually higher than the expected yield to maturity (YTM = 12% since bonds were sold at face value).