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Discover Ludwig"book value" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when referring to the value of an asset on an accounting balance sheet. For example, "The company's book value is estimated at $2.5 billion."
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book value
noun
The value of an asset as reflected on an entity's accounting books, without accounting for appreciation or depreciation.
Exact(60)
That suggests a valuation above book value.
"We're trading at book value".
"Is this book value good?
(That's the "book value" of the company).
Cerberus is paying less than book value.
Takeovers typically occur above book value.
Typically banks are valued as a multiple of book value.
Goldman, in contrast, is trading at book value.
The shares trade at a premium to book value.
Their shares trade at a fraction of their book value.
One is the price to tangible book value.
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