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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Vol. 7 No. 3 1972

Closed-Form Stock Price Models

Harold Bierman; David H. Downes; Jerome E. Hass

Abstract

In a previous paper we reviewed the literature on normative stock price models. These models specified the present value of a share of common stock to be equal to the discounted value of dividends accruing to the holder. Using continuous discounting, the present value of a share is (1) where Dt is the dividend rate at time t and k is the cost of equity capital. Presumably k is a function of both the stockholders' time value of money and the perceived risk or uncertainty associated with the future dividend stream.

DOI
10.2307/2329803
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
1797
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