Hint: It's an accounting thing. Book value is a measure of the net worth of a company, so it may come as a surprise that Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) trades for a premium of roughly ...

Book value equals a company's total assets minus liabilities, mirroring shareholder equity. Investors use book value per share (BVPS) to assess capital risk and potential liquidation value.

The price-to-book (P/B) ratio is widely favored by value investors for identifying low-priced stocks with exceptional returns. The ratio is used to compare a stock’s market value/price to its book ...

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A summary of the large share buyback transaction comes directly from the company press release on October 9th, Seaboard Corporation ("Seaboard") today announced that it has agreed to repurchase ...