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| Book Value |
Book Value is the net value of an organization. You can
calculate a firm's book value by examining its balance sheet and subtracting its
liabilities from its assets. The term “Book Value” is interchangeable with
"shareholder's equity." It is the total value of the company's assets
that shareholders would theoretically receive if a company were liquidated
today.
Analysts often compare book value to a company's actual market
value by examining its price/book (P/B) ratio. This ratio is often useful
because it can indicate whether a stock is under or over-priced.
Although Book Value is most simply stated as assets minus
liabilities, it is by no means a precise measure of value. Accounting methods
can assume that assets have a current value that may be unrealistic in the
marketplace. For example, a company that owns commercial real estate with a
resale value of $1 million may have fully depreciated the asset on the balance
sheets to indicate a net value of zero. In this example the book value of the
organization would therefore be understated.
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