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

Brian DeChesare

The DDM is more grounded because it’s based on the company’s actual distributions and potential future value. And it values the company today based on the present value of its dividends and that potential future value (either the stock price or the Equity Value via the Terminal Value calculation).

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Mercer’s Musings #4: Factors to Consider in Valuing Partial Ownership Interests

Chris Mercer

The second and third musings address the issue of marketability discounts and conclude that it is not possible to comply with any valuation standards, whether USPAP or not, using only averages of restricted stock studies as a basis for “guessing” marketability discounts. The relevant pool of potential buyers, if any.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

But here, we use what interest we could get from an alternative investment in the market, called the Market Rate. Discount Factor (using Market Rate: r=10%). But first, a quick aside, which you can feel free to skip if you want to jump ahead: Why Do We Use the Market Rate to Calculate the Discount Factor? You get: Year.

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Disagreements and First Principles: The Pushback on my Tesla Valuation

Musings on Markets

Finally, my starting cost of capital of 10.15% reflects the reality that the riskfree rate and equity risk premiums have risen over 2022, and my ending number of 9% is an indication that I expect Tesla to become less risky over time. It was the reason that I argued at a $1.2