Learn how to value stocks and understand how dividend decisions impact shareholder value and market prices. Build practical skills in equity analysis and investment decision-making.

This course provides a structured approach to stock valuation and dividend policy. You will learn how investors estimate intrinsic value using key financial inputs such as expected dividends, growth rates, and required rates of return. Through practical examples, you will apply valuation techniques to real-world scenarios and understand how equity investments compare with other financial instruments. The course also explains how companies determine dividend policies and how these decisions influence stock prices and investor expectations. You will explore important dividend theories, including the residual dividend model, and analyze corporate actions such as stock splits, stock dividends, and bonus shares. These concepts help explain how companies balance reinvestment and shareholder returns. By the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate stock investments, interpret dividend decisions, and understand how financial strategies influence equity market behavior.