How Can an Analyst Be Credible in Stating That the Value

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Essay

How can an analyst be credible in stating that the value of a stock is equal to the discounted value of all future dividends when a company may pay dividends indefinitely and it is virtually impossible to predict dividends beyond some reasonable horizon?

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