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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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Equity Incentives: Best Practices for Startup Founders

Equidam

Guest post from an Equidam partner: Bianca Iulia Simion , Marketing Lead at SeedBlink As the world of startups continues to evolve and mature, navigating the intricacies of equity management has emerged as a critical aspect of successful entrepreneurship. This leads to confusion and potential conflict during fundraising rounds.

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Review the concept of WACC

Andrew Stolz

Weight average cost of capital (WACC) is a calculation of a firm’s cost of capital which includes all sources of capital such as common stocks, preferred stocks, and bonds. A firm uses a mix of equity and debt to minimize the cost of capital. Difference Between Cost Method and Equity Method.

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Boards’ Dilemma: The Compounding Problem Hidden in Share Buyback Execution Products

Reynolds Holding

As a capital allocation decision, share buybacks intersect all three of the main corporate finance activities of investing, financing, and dividends [1]. Buybacks for Financing A company can alter the debt-to-equity ratio of its capital structure by issuing debt and/or buying back shares. Of course not.

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Everything about Share Buybacks

Andrew Stolz

companies have distributed more money through buybacks than through dividends. This usually happens when a company is making a deliberate and significant change to its capital structure. Finally, some lazy managers may use buybacks as a tool to manipulate short-term returns on equity and the stock price.

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What is Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)?

Andrew Stolz

The WACC is the average cost of raising capital from all sources, including equity, common shares, preferred shares, and debt. What Impacts the Weighted Average Cost of Capital? Formula: [Cost of Equity * % of Equity] + [Cost of Debt * % of Debt *(1 – Tax Rate)] + [Cost of Preferred Stock * % of Preferred Stock].

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Weighted Average Cost of Capital Explained – Formula and Meaning

Valutico

Determining a company’s “Cost of Capital” is vital in corporate finance and valuation, and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) provides a specific way of doing so. The resulting WACC represents the average cost of all the types of capital a company uses to finance its operations.