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The coupon rate a company pays on a bond is the most obvious cost of debt financing, but it isn't the only cost of financing. The price at which a company sells its bonds -- and the resulting premium ...

If you issue a bond at other than its face, or par, value, you must amortize the difference between the issue price and par. A premium bond sells for more than par; discount bonds sell below par.

One way for your company to raise capital is to issue bonds. You'll have to decide how much money you want to raise, when you want to pay back the bonds and what interest rate you want to pay. Each ...