Dividend Regressions: January 2025

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Variables used in the regression

1. Dividend Yield = Dividends per share in most recent year/ Current Stock Price
2. Dividend Payout Ratio = Dividends / Net Income
3. Beta: Regression or Bottom up beta
4. Expected Growth in EPS over next 5 years = Consensus analyst estimate (or your own) of expected growth in EPS . If you don't have an analyst estimate, use your own estimate of expected growth.

US Regression: Dividend Yield

Regression Output

US Regression: Dividend Payout

Regression Output

Global Regression: Dividend Yield

Regression Output

Global Regression: Dividend Payout

Regression Output

• How do I use this regression?

Assume that you want to estimate the dividend yield for a firm with the following characteristics, using the global regression

Effective tax rate = 20%

Regression beta = 1.20

Expected Growth in EPS over next 5 years = 10%

Company Age = 35

• Predicted Values
• Expected Dividend Yield = 1.835 +0.035 (20) -3.603 (.10) +0.004 (35) - 0.279 (1.20) = 1.9799 or 1.98%

If your predicted value is less than zero, your predicted dividend yield is zero.