Dividend Discount Model Basics

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[Verse 1]
Companies shower cash like autumn rain
Dividends flowing to shareholders' gain
But what's a stock worth when you count each drop?
Time to learn the model that never stops
Present value magic, discount the stream
Turn future payments into today's dream

[Chorus]
D-D-M, Dividend Discount Model
D over R minus G, that's the formula
Dividend divided by required rate
Minus growth percentage, calculate
Gordon's Growth Model when payments climb steady
Present value wisdom, are you ready?

[Verse 2]
Required return sits in denominator
Growth rate subtracts like a calculator
If growth exceeds return, the math goes wild
Negative denominators can't be reconciled
Stable growing companies fit this frame
Mature dividend payers play this game

[Chorus]
D-D-M, Dividend Discount Model
D over R minus G, that's the formula
Dividend divided by required rate
Minus growth percentage, calculate
Gordon's Growth Model when payments climb steady
Present value wisdom, are you ready?

[Bridge]
Coca-Cola, Procter Gamble too
Steady growers, DDM's for you
High-tech rockets with erratic pay
Need different models another day
When dividends march in predictable time
Gordon's equation works sublime

[Chorus]
D-D-M, Dividend Discount Model
D over R minus G, that's the formula
Dividend divided by required rate
Minus growth percentage, calculate
Gordon's Growth Model when payments climb steady
Present value wisdom, are you ready?

[Outro]
Next year's dividend in the numerator
Discount rate minus growth denominator
Intrinsic value crystal clear
DDM basics now you hear

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