CFA Level 1: Dividend Discount Model for Common Stock Valuation

Dividend Discount Model for Common Stock Valuation

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Given that a firm will exist for two years and issue dividends of $20 per share at the end of each year, and the required rate of return on shares is 10%, what is the value of its common stock according to the Dividend Discount Model?

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The dividend discount model (Dividend Discount Model) assumes that the value of a share of common stock is the present value of all future dividends. In this question, the value of a share of common stock is equal to 20/(1 +0.10) + 20 /[(1 + 0.10)^2] = $34.71.