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Which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE about the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), Comparable Company Multiples (Comp) and Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approaches?Select one or more alternatives:Professionals in the finance industry do not use comparable company multiples to value companies.DDM may not be applicable to companies that actively reinvest earnings for growth rather than distributing them as dividends or using them to conduct share repurchases.If applied correctly to one company, the three approaches should always give us very similar values.The result from a DCF valuation is very sensitive to valuation assumptions.

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Which of the following statement(s) is (are) TRUE about the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), Comparable Company Multiples (Comp) and Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approaches?Select one or more alternatives:Professionals in the finance industry do not use comparable company multiples to value companies.DDM may not be applicable to companies that actively reinvest earnings for growth rather than distributing them as dividends or using them to conduct share repurchases.If applied correctly to one company, the three approaches should always give us very similar values.The result from a DCF valuation is very sensitive to valuation assumptions.

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The following statements are true:

  1. DDM may not be applicable to companies that actively reinvest earnings for growth rather than distributing them as dividends or using them to conduct share repurchases. This is because the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is based on the premise that a business is worth the sum of its future dividends, discounted back to their present value. If a company does not pay dividends or reinvests its earnings for growth, the DDM cannot be used.

  2. The result from a DCF valuation is very sensitive to valuation assumptions. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) approach relies heavily on the accuracy of the assumptions made about future cash flows and the discount rate. Small changes in these assumptions can significantly affect the valuation.

The following statements are false:

  1. Professionals in the finance industry do not use comparable company multiples to value companies. This is not true. Comparable company multiples, or "comps," are a common method used in the finance industry to value companies. They involve comparing the company's financial metrics to those of similar companies.

  2. If applied correctly to one company, the three approaches should always give us very similar values. This is not necessarily true. The three methods can yield different results depending on the specific circumstances of the company being valued and the assumptions made. For example, a company that does not pay dividends would have a very different value under the DDM compared to the DCF or comps approach.

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