Discount model part 3: Dividends
In this part of the article series about the discount model, I will discuss the dividends discount model (or DDM). In previous articles in this series, the basis and calculation of the discount model and the cash flow discount model are described.
In this article, I write about the pros and cons of the use of the dividends when calculating the discount of shares of a company. Besides that, I also explain the specific principles and attention points for the dividends discount model. I will also discuss the origin of the discount models (not specific the dividends discount model) and the investors that use the discount model.
Discount model part 2: Cash flow
In part one of the discount model series, the different discount model types and the calculation of the discount model are discussed. Part two of the discount model article series is aimed at the cash flow discount model (or discounted cash flow model). In this article the reason why the cash flow is used in the discount model, what the different types of cash flows are and the shortcomings of the discounted cash flow models.
Discount model part 1: Basics
In the next four articles I will discuss the discount model and the various variances: the cashflow discount model, the dividend discount model and the profit discount model. In this article, the idea behind the discount model, the one and two stage discount model, and the calculation of the discount models are explained. In the following articles I will discuss each of the three variances.
Graham's number
Benjamin Graham was the mentor of Warren Buffett. Besides being the mentor of one of the worlds most successful investor, Benjamin Graham has had a number of interesting ideas and theories. One of these theories is the so-called Grahams number, which is determined by the net current asset value (NCAV). The purpose of Grahams number is to find undervalued shares.