Book value is an accounting measure reflecting the company's total assets less its total liabilities but is not the most useful metric.

In our recent article on the flaws in return on equity, we showed how it has no correlation with several different measures of valuation. However, there is one valuation metric, price-to-book (“P/B”), ...

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 ...

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This paper investigates the explanatory power of various measures that indicate the value of a firm's oil and gas properties. The empirical method relies on cross-sectional valuation models applied ...

Planning is one of the pillars that anchor the successful implementation the future business strategies. Some planning activities are achieved through capital budgeting -- that is, appraisal of viable ...

- Non-GAAP earnings per share (net spread and dollar roll income) were $0.38, missing the $0.41 estimate and down from $0.53 a year ago. - Tangible net book value per share dropped by 7.0% to $7.81, ...