book value
noun
: the value of something as shown on bookkeeping records as distinguished from market value:
a
: the value of an asset equal to cost minus depreciation
b
: the value of a corporation's stock equal to its book value minus its liabilities
Examples of book value in a Sentence
I paid $4,100 for the car four years ago, but its book value is now under $500.
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The potential danger is that this significant hit to book value could impact earnings available for distribution (EAD), putting its current dividend rate of 45 cents per share at risk.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
In accounting, an impairment is made when a company’s directors believe the market value of an asset has fallen below its book value.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Current Price Implies Profits Will Fall At its current price, Pilgrim’s Pride’s price-to-economic book value (PEBV) ratio is 0.6.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Total shareholders' equity increased to $246.6 million, with a book value per share rising to $17.28 from $16.25 in the prior year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
In accounting, an impairment is made when a company’s directors believe the market value of an asset has fallen below its book value.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Current Price Implies Profits Will Fall At its current price, Pilgrim’s Pride’s price-to-economic book value (PEBV) ratio is 0.6.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Total shareholders' equity increased to $246.6 million, with a book value per share rising to $17.28 from $16.25 in the prior year.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for book value
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“Book value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20value. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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