Total shareholders' equity ($): the company's net book value.
What this ratio is
Book Value (Book Value): total shareholders' equity ($): the company's net book value.
How to read it
What the company owns on its books after all liabilities.
Common mistake
It can be negative at profitable companies that bought back their shares heavily (such as some airlines and restaurant chains).
Where to see it on the platform
The fundamentals comparison page shows it for each company against the market median, under the “investment indicators” family, with five years of history and a trailing twelve-month window.
Questions about Book Value
What is Book Value?
Total shareholders' equity ($): the company's net book value.
How does Book Value appear on the trading platform?
It appears as “cmp:book_value” (full term: Book Value), which is what you see in the option chain or the order screen.
