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Deja Vu #11: Can Restricted Stock Studies Be Used to Estimate DLOMs for Dividend-Paying Companies?

Chris Mercer

This eleventh post in the Deja Vu series involving restricted stock studies addresses an issue that is rarely mentioned in the context of the studies – of the impact of dividends on restricted stock discounts (RSDs). Of these 244 transactions, only 24 involved companies that paid dividends, or less than 10% of the transactions.

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Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings and Declares Dividend

Benzinga

With the success of the first quarter, the Board announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 Book value per common share was $32.15 for the fourth quarter of 2022, while tangible book value per share (1) was $24.52 million in dividends during the first quarter of 2023. million, or 0.26%, from $512.1

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Guest Post: Illinois Appraisal and Valuation Rights: An Overview

Appraisal Rights

Further, while the statute defines “fair value” to eliminate the marketability and minority discounts typically associated with “fair market value” valuations, courts in Illinois have found that “fair market value” is a relevant factor to be considered when determining “fair value.” 2d 443, 450 (Minn.App.2004)

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WIDE VARIANCE IN DISCOUNT VALUATIONS

The Mentor Group

The value of a partial interest is the net value discounted to reflect the effects of some or all of the following: Minority – discount for lack of control (aka DLOC); minority owner cannot effect compensation; strategic and operational business decisions; dividend and distribution policy; and divestiture alternatives.

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Minority Shareholder’s Petition to Dissolve Seltzer Business Loses Its Fizz

Farrel Fritz

But don’t get too nostalgic or shed too many tears for the third-generation owners, owing to their forebears who had the foresight to acquire not only the industrial property where Cornell manufactures the seltzer, but another eight commercial properties in close proximity, all told with a current appraised value over $40 million.

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Fair Market Value and the Nonexistent Marketability Discount for Controlling Interests

Chris Mercer

Fair Market Value Defined Fair market value occurs at the intersection of hypothetical negotiations between hypothetical willing, knowledgeable and able buyers and sellers. Therefore, in every fair market value determination prepared by business appraisers, it is critical that both buyers and sellers are present for the negotiation.

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

I have also developed a practice in the last decade of spending much of January exploring what the data tells us, and does not tell us, about the investing, financing and dividend choices that companies made during the most recent year. Dividends and Potential Dividends (FCFE) 1. Dividend yield & payout 3. Buybacks 2.