A low price relative to book value used to signal a bargain. Nowadays it provides only a hint of value. Divide a company’s market capitalization by its shareholders’ equity and you get the price to ...

The book value of a company is the difference between that company's total assets and its total liabilities, as shown on the company's balance sheet. Book value represents the carrying value of assets ...

Investors constantly seek to answer one fundamental question: Am I paying a fair price for this company? Answering this requires diving into a company’s financial reports and the market’s collective ...