The accounting value or "book value" of your company's assets – or even the company itself – probably differs from the market value, and the difference may be significant. The distinction between the ...

As Accounting Coach reports, book value can have two definitions in accounting. The first defines the liquidation value of a firm as in bankruptcy liquidation. Book value can also refer to the ...

Book value equals a company's total assets minus liabilities, mirroring shareholder equity. Investors use book value per share (BVPS) to assess capital risk and potential liquidation value.

We’re now in the homestretch of our four-part marathon explanation of the real truth about the 14 myths listed at the end of this story. We’ve previously debunked the first 11 and now turn to the ...

Continuing a theme, this column is another “Mythbuster” that demonstrates the fallacy behind a couple of longstanding arguments against using values in financial statement reporting.In our prior ...

In recent Danger Zone reports, I’ve highlighted how P/E ratios and return on equity (ROE) mislead investors. This week, I'm looking at another metric that leads would-be value investors astray. Price ...

On paper, Autodesk Inc. is a bit of a mess. It’s been losing money for almost three years, and its book value — what’s left if you sell off the assets and repay debt — is negative. Yet over the last ...

As Berkshire finds fewer investment opportunities, cash makes up a greater percentage of its assets and shareholders' equity. Increasing the buyback threshold above 1.2 times book value is unlikely ...