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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Brian DeChesare

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.

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Talaris Therapeutics Declares Special Dividend In Connection with Proposed Merger with Tourmaline Bio

Benzinga

Special dividend estimated to be $1.5118 per share Payment of special dividend conditioned upon closing of merger, which is subject to stockholder approval BOSTON, Oct. The special dividend, which the Company estimates will be $1.5118 per share of Talaris common stock, will be payable in cash.

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Good (Bad) Banks and Good (Bad) Investments: At the right price.

Musings on Markets

I also used the banking framework to argue that good banks have stickier deposits, with a higher precent of these deposits being non-interest bearing, that they invest in loans and investment securities on which they earn interest rates that cover and exceed the default risk in these investments. All Equity, All the time!

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How a New Regulatory Framework Could Contain Bank Runs and Promote Recovery

Reynolds Holding

Since the collapse of SVB, Credit Suisse, and other smaller banks that year, many reform proposals have focused on stronger ex-ante prudential measures, such as higher capital and liquidity rules ( Admati et al., The runs spotlighted once again the limit on prudential norms. 2023 ; Dewatripont et al.,

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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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"Keep More Of Canada's Financial Sector Under Canadian Ownership" - Royal Bank Of Canada Cleared To Acquire HSBC's Domestic Arm

Benzinga

Royal Bank Of Canada (NYSE: RY ) received approval to acquire HSBC Holdings, Plc. 's 's (NYSE: HSBC ) domestic unit, keeping more of Canada's banking sector in Canadian hands. The company is also planning to pay a special dividend of $0.21 billion ($10.2 HSBC Group's estimated pre-tax gain is $5.7

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Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for First Quarter 2023; Declares 16 Cent Dividend

Benzinga

Salisbury"), (NASDAQ Capital Market: "SAL"), the holding company for Salisbury Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank"), announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2023. stated, "Our financial results for the first quarter were impacted by the challenging banking and macro-economic environment. million, or 1.8%