Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation
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ISBN: 9781285190907
Author: James M. Wahlen, Stephen P. Baginski, Mark Bradshaw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Dividend Valuation
Dividend refers to a reward or cash that a company gives to its shareholders out of the profits. Dividends can be issued in various forms such as cash payment, stocks, or in any other form as per the company norms. It is usually a part of the profit that…
Dividend Discount Model
Dividend payments are generally paid to investors or shareholders of a company when the company earns profit for the year, thus representing growth. The dividend discount model is an important method used to forecast the price of a company’s stock. It is…
Capital Gains Yield
It may be referred to as the earnings generated on an investment over a particular period of time. It is generally expressed as a percentage and includes some dividends or interest earned by holding a particular security. Cases, where it is higher normal…
Stock Valuation
In simple words, stock valuation is a tool to calculate the current price, or value, of a company. It is used to not only calculate the value of the company but help an investor decide if they want to buy, sell or hold a company's stocks.
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Chapter 11, Problem 1QE

Explain the theory behind the dividends-based valuation approach. Why are dividends value-relevant to common equity shareholders?

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Explain the theory behind the dividends-based valuation approach, and also discuss the value-relevant to common equity shareholders.

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Cash dividend:

The amount of cash provided by a company out of its distributable profits as a return for the amount invested by them is referred as cash dividend.

Straightforward is the theory behind the dividends-based valuation approach. As the dividends are cash flows directly to the equity shareholders, dividends are value-relevant to common equity shareholders.

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