BMO Capital Trust
The company which I chose is BMO Capital Trust.
The BMO Capital is a member of the BMO Financial Group. The trust is a close-ended trust established under the law of the province of Ontario. The company is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal. The BMO Trust Capital was incorporated in 2000. The company’s headquarters is based in Toronto, ON. The BMO Financial Group is one of the leading financial services provider in Canada. It has total assets worth US$513 billion and above 45,000 employees as of October 31, 2016.
The trust issues and sell basically two types of securities to all of its investors, a series of transferable trust units called “Trust Capital Securities” or also known as “BMO BOaTS”, and “Special Trust Securities”.
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The main purpose of the Trust Capital Securities is to provide the Bank of Montreal with a cost effective means of raising capital for Canadian bank regulatory purposes. The Bank of Montreal performs as an administrative agent in the BMO Capital Trust. The Bank issued an initial public offering of $450,000,000 of trust subordinated notes all over Canada on December 18, 2008 and may also issue further series of trust …show more content…
BMO Capital Market. I would analyse the financial position of the company from investors’ point of view to make important decisions.
(BMO Financial Group, 2016) (BMO Capital Markets, 2016) (Bloomberg, 2016) (Ontario Securities Commission , 2016)
Analysing the company for Investor’s position: Ratio Analysis is very important tool for analysing the financial position of the company. The ratios which I would use to analyse the company as an investor are as follows:
1. Current ratio: The Current ratio helps us to understand the ability of the company to pay its short- term liabilities against its short- term assets. If the current ratio is high then it means company can pay its debts easily and is in a good position to overcome any hurdles during the market fluctuation and vice-versa. The current ratio is calculated as follows:
Current ratio = __Current Asset___ Current Liabilities
2. Debt to equity ratio: The debt to equity ratio helps an investor to identify proportion of the company financing that comes from shareholders equity (Investors) and the amount that has been borrowed (i.e. debt). The lower the debt to equity ratio means more financially strong business and higher the debt to equity ratio means higher risk for
Net working capital represents organization’s operating liquidity. In order to compute the net working capital, total current assets are divided from total current liabilities. When there is sufficient excess of current assets over current liabilities, an organization might be considered sufficiently liquid. Another ratio that helps in assessing the operating liquidity of as company is a current ratio. The ratio is calculated by dividing the total current assets over total current liabilities. When the current ratio is high, the organization has enough of current assets to pay for the liabilities. Yet, another mean of calculating the organization’s debt-paying ability is the debt ratio. To calculate the ratio, total liabilities are divided by total assets. The computation gives information on what proportion of organization’s assets is financed by a debt, and what is the entity’s ability to pay for current and long term liabilities. Lower debt ratio is better, because the low liabilities require low debt payments. To be able to lend money, an organization’s current ratio has to fall above a certain level, also the debt ratio cannot rise above a certain threshold. Otherwise, the entity will not be able to lend money or will have to pay high penalties. The following steps can be undertaken by a company to keep the debt ratio within normal
Key Stakeholders and Their Stakes A stakeholder is defined as an individual or group who has an influence or is influenced by any achievements made by an organization (Sexty, 2017). It is imperative for any business, especially in the banking industry, to be able to identify and respond to these various participants in order to remain successful. TD Bank has a myriad of stakeholders and has only recently looked to further its relationship with each of them in order to sustain a competitive advantage over other financial institutions (TD and Importance of Stakeholders, n.d.). One of the many groups that TD interacts with is the customer (Corporate Responsibility, n.d.).
In order to truly simulate the characteristics of a short-term tax-exempt security, the TOB sponsor has to provide a way for investors to liquidate their investment at par value. This is accomplished by giving the investor the right to tender (or put) the security to the remarketing agent at par value plus accrued interest at regular intervals. These intervals are based on investor demand (Merrill’s program generally sets them at one week).
When comparing the debt-to-assets ratio of McDonalds and Wendys, you have to divide the firms total liabilities by their total assets. Essentially, the debt-to-assets ratio is the primary indicator of the firms debt management. As the ratio increases or decreases, it indicates the firms changing reliance on borrowed resources. The lower the ratio the more efficient the firm will be able to liquidate its assets if operations were discontinued, and debts needed to be collected. In 2005 Wendy's had $2,076,043 worth in total assets and $846,264 in total liabilities. When divided, Wendys has the lower ratio of the two competitors at 40%. This means that they would take losses of 40% if operations were shut down, and the cash received from valuable assets would still be sufficient to pay off the entire debt. It also means that 40% of Wendys assets are made through debt. McDonalds in 2005 had $12,545.3 (in millions) of total liabilities and $22,534.5 (in millions) of total assets. After doing the math, McDonalds ends up with a ratio of 56% which is higher than Wendys by sixteen percent. This means that there is more default on McDonalds liabilities, which can be a costly event from lenders perspective. McDonalds makes 56% of all its assets through debt. In reality, its not good to have a debt-to-assets ratio over 50%. Its also not good to have a debt-to-assets ratio that is too low because...
This section will discuss ratio analysis for the following ratios: current ratio, quick (acid-test) ratio, average collection period, debt to assets ratio, debt to equity ratio, interest coverage ratio, net profit margin, and price to earnings ratio. Depending on the end user which ratio carries more importance, however, all must be familiar with ratio analysis. Details on each company's performance for each of these areas can be found in the attached ratio analysis worksheet.
In 1986, Mortgage-Backed Securities(MBSs) was introduced. About this, Esty, Tufano and Headley (1998) described that “Banc One replaced many of its municipal investments with MBSs, which were fixed-income investments whose payment stream was backed by pools of mortgage loans and which were
Macquarie Bank (now Macquarie Group) has risen from a small, Australian subsidiary of a UK investment bank to become one of the world’s most prominent banks. It is particularly prominent in the field of infrastructure where an innovative, specialist approach to investing and structuring has given it a platform to grow assets and revenues and secure early market share in an infrastructure privatisation renaissance.
Debt-to-equity ratio: The debt-to-equity ratio for 2010 is $3,738,150/ $4,781,471=.782. For the year 2011, the debt-to-equity ratio is $2,722,811/ $5,672,551=.478. This number is calculated by Total Liabilities / Owners’ Equity
Current and Long Term liabilities are pressuring company's ratios. Once the expansion completed and the debt shifted from current to long term, ratios will look in the favor of the company.
The increasing trend in the quick ratio from 4.7 to 7.7 during 2013 – 2014 shows that its quick assets are more as compared to its current liabilities. This shows that the firm is easily paying off its current liabilities. Similarly, the increasing trend in the current ratio reflects that the firm is easily paying off its current debts by using profits generated from its current operations. Likewise, the increasing trend in the asset turnover ratio means that the firm is using its assets productively.
It is a leverage ratio, which indicates a relationship between the debt and equity. The ratio indicates the total liabilities of the firm and the total shareholders’ equity both the figures are present in the company’s balance sheet.
I have leant that ratio analysis offers better insight of a company’s financial position on the short-term and long-term basis. However, I would recommend that investor advice should be based on ratio analysis that considers ratios from several years. This will ensure that the investor is making an informed decision based on the company’s financial ratio performance trend.
Ratios traditionally measure the most important factors such as liquidity, solvency and profitability, as well as other measures of solvency. Different studies have found various ratios to be the most efficient indicators of solvency. Studies of ratio analysis began in the 1930’s, with several studies of the concluding that firms with the potential to file bankruptcy all exhibited different ratios than those companies that were financially sound.
It simplifies the comprehension of financial statements. Ratios tell the whole story of changes in the financial condition of the business.
Beneficiaries may be individuals or entities. (Rana, B., 2007) The main purpose of trusts is to ensure that the beneficiaries receive some kind of benefit without actually owning the assets themeselves. The trust document, also called a declaration of trust or a trust instrument, is a legal document that establishes a trust. It consists of the name of the grantor, the trustee and the beneficiary, it should also list the date of its establishment.