Brian DeChesare

MAY 3, 2023

When I started offering financial modeling training , I never expected to get questions about a methodology like the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). But people who aim for investment banking roles are very much into those bells and whistles, so questions about the DDM and other “exotic” methodologies began rolling in.

Dividends 64

Dividends Terminal Value Enterprise Value Equity 64

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

For the segment of my data that is macroeconomic, my primary source is FRED, the data set maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank , but I supplement with other data that I found online, including NAIC for bond spread data and Political Risk Services (PRS) for country risk scores. Beta & Risk 1. Dividend yield & payout 3.

Risk Premium 119

Risk Premium Dividends Start-ups Corporate Finance 119

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In this context, the cost of capital become a measure of the cost of funding a business: In dividend decision s, i.e., the decisions of how much cash to return to owners and in what form (dividends or buybacks), the cost of capital is a divining rod. Data Update 4 for 2025: Interest Rates, Inflation and Central Banks!

Risk Premium 74

Risk Premium Beta Start-ups Equity 74

Brian DeChesare

AUGUST 31, 2022

Traditionally, if someone asked the “ sales & trading vs. investment banking ” question, the response was easy: “Do banking unless you really, really like trading and could not imagine doing anything else.”. Investment Banking: 13%. billion, up from $4.7 billion, so your $2,000 of convertible bonds would be up by ~14%.

Banking 89

Banking Risk-free Rate Equity Start-ups 89

Andrew Stolz

MARCH 20, 2020

A firm borrows from banks or bondholders and it has to pay the interest. Usually, the retail investors or institutional investors would look only for capital gains or regular income in the form of dividends while investing and would not generally look to buy stocks in larger quantities so as to get a controlling stake over the company.

Beta 52

Beta Risk-free Rate Capital Structure Weighted Average Cost of Capital 52

Valutico

APRIL 17, 2023

This model takes into account a variety of factors, such as risk-free rate, beta, and expected market returns. Finally, tax rate (T) represents taxes associated with interest payments on debt or dividends on equity. Beta factor: The beta factor is part of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). A beta of 1.0

Weighted Average Cost of Capital 52

Weighted Average Cost of Capital Discounted Cash Flow Beta Risk-free Rate 52

Valutico

APRIL 17, 2023

This model takes into account a variety of factors, such as risk-free rate, beta, and expected market returns. Finally, tax rate (T) represents taxes associated with interest payments on debt or dividends on equity. Beta factor: The beta factor is part of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). A beta of 1.0

Weighted Average Cost of Capital 52

Weighted Average Cost of Capital Discounted Cash Flow Beta Risk-free Rate 52