Alliancebernstein Ownership

Alliancebernstein issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Alliancebernstein uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Alliancebernstein bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Alliancebernstein Global High has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Alliancebernstein financial ratios help investors to determine whether Alliancebernstein Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Alliancebernstein with respect to the benefits of owning Alliancebernstein security.