Enterprise & Equity Value
Can a company have NEGATIVE book equity but a large positive market cap? What does that do to P/B?
Model answer
Yes, and it's common. Book equity turns negative when cumulative distributions to shareholders - buybacks (treasury stock) plus dividends - exceed the sum of cumulative earnings and paid-in capital;…
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