The Two-Stage Dividend Growth Model Evaluates the Current Price of a Stock

question 116

Multiple Choice

The two-stage dividend growth model evaluates the current price of a stock based on the assumption a stock will:

• A) pay an increasing dividend for a period of time and then cease paying dividends altogether.
• B) increase the dividend amount every other year.
• C) pay a constant dividend for the first two quarters of each year and then increase the dividend the last two quarters of each year.
• D) grow at a fixed rate for a period of time after which it will grow at a different rate indefinitely.
• E) pay increasing dividends for a fixed period of time, cease paying dividends for a period of time, and then commence paying increasing dividends for an indefinite period of time.

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