book value

noun

1. the value of a business, property, etc., as stated in a book of accounts (market value ).

2. total assets minus all liabilities; net worth.

book value

noun

1. the value of an asset of a business according to its books

2. 1. the net capital value of an enterprise as shown by the excess of book assets over book liabilities

   2. the value of a share computed by dividing the net capital value of an enterprise by its issued shares Compare par value market value

Word History and Origins

Origin of book value¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Those tactics included secretly cornering slivers of the financial markets and “watering” stock—defrauding investors by issuing shares well above their book value.

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The Trump Organization has previously said it spent around £100m on the Aberdeenshire golf resort but its latest accounts show the facility has a net book value of £33.2m and 81 employees.

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At the time, Pentagon officials said a review found that the military services used replacement costs rather than the book value of equipment that was pulled from Pentagon stocks and sent to Ukraine.

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Venkat is under pressure to find ways to boost Barclays' tumbling book value ahead of an investor presentation in February when he will unveil a fresh strategy.

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Half of the listed Japanese companies trade at below book value, and in aggregate hold 20% more cash than their market cap.

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