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Dividend discount modelA way of valuing a share based on the net present value of the dividends that you expect to receive in the future.The simplest version of the model assumes that the company's dividend rate remains constant. The 'fair' price of the share is the dividend (in pennies per share) divided by the required rate of return. So if you want 10% a year from your shares, the value of a company paying a 7p dividend is 70p. If you think a return of 8% is satisfactory, the value of the same share is 87.5p.A more complex model assumes that the dividends of the company grow at a consistent rate. The fair price to pay is the next dividend divided by the required rate of return minus the rate at which dividends are expected to grow. So if the 7p dividend is expected to grow at 5% per year, an investor requiring an 12% return would value the shares at (7p x 1.05) divided by (0.12 - 0.05)= (7.35p) divided by (0.07)= 105pSimilar MatchesWith dividendWith dividendPurchase of shares that entitle the buyer to the forthcoming dividend. Related: Ex-dividend. Dividend yieldDividend yieldThe annual dividend income per share received from a company divided by its current share price. Put simply - how much income are you getting out of the company for the capital you've got locked up in it?Dividend yields are calculated on the net dividend.Example: a company declares a net dividend of 2.1p per share. Its share price is 150p. To get the dividend yield, divide the net dividend by the current share price:2.10 /150 = 1.4%The dividend yield is 1.4%. Note that the higher the share price, the lower the dividend yield. Using the above example, if the shares rose to 200p, the yield would fall to 1.05%2.10/200 = 1.05%The problem for investors is that if a company has a low dividend yield compared to other companies in its sector, it can mean two things. Either it means the company's share price is high because the market reckons it's got great growth prospects and doesn't care too much about income, or it means that the company's a busted flush and can't afford to pay decent dividends. Tax differential view (of dividend policy)Tax differential view (of dividend policy)The view that shareholders prefer capital gains over dividends, and hence low payout ratios, because capital gains are effectively taxed at lower rates than dividends. Dividend clawbackDividend clawbackAn arrangement under which sponsors of a project agree to contribute as equity any prior dividends received from the project to the extent necessary to cover any cash deficiencies. Dividend Discount ReturnDividend Discount ReturnThe rate of return which equates the present value of future expected dividends with the current market price of a security. Further SuggestionsPreferred dividend coverageDividend Cumulative dividend feature unpaid dividend Dividend trade roll or play Dividend clientele Ex stock dividends Year end dividend Participating dividend Insurance dividend Accumulated dividend dividend Stock dividend Residual dividend approach Traditional view (of dividend policy) Indicated dividend Dow dividend theory Selling dividends Dividend in arrears year end dividend Dividend capture Dividend payout ratio Dividend requirement Dividends received deduction Dividend rollover plan |
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