How do you calculate the value of a stock?

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(12-02-2013, 01:45 PM)Robert_NL Wrote: I actually don't know what you mean with a registered plan. Dripping would be nice, but very difficult in Europe so currently I collect the dividends and reinvest them with additional capital.

Historic dividend yield is nice, but too limited I think.

Registered are like 401K or in Canada RRSP which are tax deferred accounts. May not apply in Europe.

The advantage of historic dividend history is that they are real numbers. All other measures may or may not be actual (or factual) and are used to try and project future earnings.

One does not have to limit your analysis to dividend history, but if you use it first, you will eliminate many stocks early on.