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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). Otherwise, the written version follows: Why Use a Dividend Discount Model? The main argument in favor of the DDM is that it best represents what happens in real life when you buy a stock.

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Valuation Using Multiples—What Is It and How Does It Work? Core Ideas Explained

Valutico

The ratio used might be EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, P/E or another, depending on the valuation performed and the type of business being valued. So another major assumption when adopting this method, is that the type of ratio chosen as the comparison point, such as P/E or EV/EBITDA should be similar across similar firms. .

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Your Guide to Valuing a Company Using the Multiples Approach

Valutico

The ratio used might be EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, P/E or another, depending on the valuation performed and the type of business being valued. So another major assumption when adopting this method, is that the type of ratio chosen as the comparison point, such as P/E or EV/EBITDA should be similar across similar firms. .

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First Advantage Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

Benzinga

million Adjusted EBITDA of $237.6 million one-time special dividend payment, $59.0 million Adjusted EBITDA of $68.2 million Adjusted EBITDA of $237.6 million one-time special dividend payment, $59.0 million Adjusted EBITDA of $68.2 Full Year 2023 Highlights 1 Revenues of $763.8 million Net Income of $37.3

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Earnings and Cash Flows: A Primer on Free Cash Flow

Musings on Markets

In the last two decades, I have seen free cash flow measures stretched to cover adjusted EBITDA, where stock-based compensation is added back to EBITDA, and with WeWork, to community-adjusted EBITDA, where almost all expenses get added back to get to the adjusted value.

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Company Valuation Methods—Complete List and Guide

Valutico

The income-based approach determines a company’s value by assessing its anticipated future income-generating potential, employing methodologies such as Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis, Capitalization of Earnings, the Income Multiplier Method, Dividend Discount Model (DDM), and Earnings-Based Valuation.

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Oil & Gas Investment Banking: The First Victim of the ESG Cult?

Brian DeChesare

If Midstream companies want to grow beyond the fee increases written into their contracts and possible volume growth, they need to spend on Growth CapEx and estimate the incremental EBITDA from that spending: Further adding to the complexity is the GP (General Partner) / LP (Limited Partner) structure used at most MLPs.

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