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book value

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book value
n.
The monetary amount by which an asset is valued in business records, a figure not necessarily identical to the amount the asset could bring on the open market.
book value
n
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) the value of an asset of a business according to its books
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping)
a.  the net capital value of an enterprise as shown by the excess of book assets over book liabilities
b.  the value of a share computed by dividing the net capital value of an enterprise by its issued shares Compare par value, market value
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Noun1.book value - the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation
value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
capital stock - the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation
Translations
book value n → valore m contabile
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11, 2009 (CENS)--To ward off possible side effect from the opening up of cross-Taiwan Strait financial markets, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will change the calculation base for the ceiling of credit extension by foreign bank branches in Taiwan to the book value of the branches, from that of the parent banks originally, which will greatly restrict foreign bank branches credit-extension volume on the island.
FSC to restrict credit-extension ceiling by foreign bank branches by The Taiwan Economic News
The book value of inventory should come from a tax return, balance sheet, or trial balance.
Do Your Own Business Valuation ? Part 8 Asset-Based Methods by David Coffman / Business community
We estimate q as the ratio of the market value of the firm's assets to the book value of the firm's assets, where the market value of assets equals the book value of assets minus the book value of common equity plus the market value of common equity.
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