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Capital Markets [Part-2]
Contents
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Debt Capital and Debt Instruments ................................................................................................................. 3
Debenture ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Salient Features of Debentures ......................................................................................................... 3
Types of Debentures ........................................................................................................................... 3
What is difference between Debentures and Shares ................................................................... 7
G-Secs ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Hybrid Instruments ..................................................................................................................................... 7
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Convertible debentures: Holders of such debentures are given option to convert the
debentures fully or partly into equity shares or preference shares or new debentures after a
specified time.
Nonconvertible debentures: The holders of this type of debentures do not have any right
to convert them into equity shares etc.
What are bearer debentures and registered debentures?
Bearer debentures: Just like bearer cheques these debentures can be transferred freely.
Payment of interest is made on productions of coupons attached with debentures.
Registered debentures: These are transferred only by transfer deed. The complete
particulars in regard to such debentures are entered into register & the interest is paid only to
those whose name appears in the register.
What are at par, at premium and at discount issue of Debentures?
Debentures can, be issued in three ways.
At par:Debenture is said to have been issued at par when the amount collected for it is equal
to the nominal value of debentures. e.g. the issue of debentures of Rs. 100/- for Rs. 100/-
At Discount:Debenture is said
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less than the nominal value, for e.g., issue of debentures of Rs. 100/- for Rs. 95/-. The
difference of Rs. 5/- is the discount and is called discount on issue of Debentures. This discount
on issue of debentures is a capital loss.
At Premium:When the price charged is more than its nominal value, a debentures is said to
be issued at a premium. e.g., issue of debentures of Rs. 100 each for Rs. 120, the excess
amount over the nominal value i.e., Rs. 20 is the premium on issue of debentures. Premium
received on issue of debentures is a capital gain. Please note that this Premium on issue of
debentures cannot be utilised for distribution of dividend. Premium on debentures is shown under
the head Reserves & Surplus on the liability side of the Balance Sheet.
What is Issue of Debentures for Cash?
Debentures may be issued for cash at a par, at a discount or at a premium. When amount is payable
in instalments entries will be similar to the issue of shares. Any premium or discount on issue of
debentures is usually adjusted at the time of making allotment. Premium payable on redemption of
debentures is also adjusted at the time of issue of debentures.
What is Issue of debentures for non-cash consideration?
Debentures may be issued for consideration other than cash such as acquisition of business, or assets.
It should be noted that ouch debentures may be issue at par or at a premium or at a discount.
Both bonds and debentures can be secured or unsecured. Generally, the bonds issued by the
companies are secured by their assets. But there are unsecured bonds as well. The bonds issued by
municipalities or government companies etc. are normally not secured by any assets.
Both bonds and debentures get priority over shares when company is liquidated. However, if the
bonds are secured, they get priority over unsecured debentures.
What is Convertibility in Debentures?
Convertibility in debentures denotes conversion of a debenture to equity shares. On this basis they
are of four types as follows:
Partly Convertible Debentures (PCD):A part of these instruments are converted into
Equity shares in the future at notice of the issuer. The issuer decides the ratio for conversion.
This is normally decided at the time of subscription.
Fully convertible Debentures (FCD):These are fully convertible into Equity shares at the
issuer’s notice. The ratio of conversion is decided by the issuer. Upon conversion the
investors enjoy the same status as ordinary shareholders of the company.
Optionally Convertible Debentures (OCD):The investor has the option to either convert
these debentures into shares at price decided by the issuer/agreed upon at the time of issue.
Non Convertible Debentures (NCD):Non-convertible debentures , which are simply
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regular debentures, cannot be converted into equity shares of the liable company. They are
debentures without the convertibility feature attached to them. As a result, they usually carry
higher interest rates than their convertible counterparts. Thus, these instruments retain the
debt character and can not be converted in to equity shares
What is difference between Debentures and Shares
The key difference between a share and a debenture is that while share represents part of ownership
of a company, debenture acknowledges loan or debt to the company.
Shares Debentures
A shareholder is the owner of the company. A debenture holder is the creditor of the company
Share capital is not returnable in the life time Debenture capital returnable during the lifetime of the
of the company. However, the redeemable company. The exception is the irredeemable debentures
preference shares are refunded during the life- which are not redeemable during the life-time of the
time of the company. company.
Dividend depends on the profit of the Interest is paid on debentures & it is a charge on the
company revenue of the company.
In the event of winding up of the company Debenture holder being the creditors are paid prior to
shareholders are the last person in re-fund of the shareholders. If secured they have priority even
their capital. over the unsecured creditors.
G-Secs
Government securities (G-Secs) are instruments issued by Government of India to raise money. G
Secs pays interest at fixed rate on specific dates on half-yearly basis. It is available in wide range of
maturity, from short dated (one year) to long dated (up to thirty years). Since it is sovereign
borrowing, it is free from risk of default (credit risk). The investors can subscribe to these bonds
through RBI or buy it in stock exchange.
Hybrid Instruments
The Hybrid Instruments are a combination of ownership and loan instruments. Examples are
Preference Shares, Cumulative Preference Shares and Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares.
Preference shares are also known as Preferred Stock. The Preference share entitle the investors to
receive dividend at a fixed rate. This is the major difference between the equity share holder and
preference share holder that the later gets dividend at a fixzed rate. This dividend had to be paid to
the investor before dividend can be paid to equity shareholders. In the event of liquidation of the
company, the claim to the company’s surplus will be higher pf the holders of Prefernce shares than
that of the equity holders, but however, below the claims of the company’s creditors, bondholders /
debenture holders. This means that if a company is liquidated, the payment will be done in the
following order:
Creditor’s →Debenture / Bond Holders →Preference share holder’s → Equity Share Holders
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