Monday, October 5, 2020

IGNOU : M.COM : MCO 7 : UNIT 3 : Q - 2. Discuss the limitations of liquidation value and book value approaches.

 Ans. Book Value

The book value per share means the net worth of the company i.e., paid equity share capital plus free reserves and surpluses divided by the number of equity shares outstanding. For example, if the paid LIP capital of a company is Rs. 50,00,000 and reserves Rs. 30,00,000 i.e., net worth Rs. 80,00,000. If the equity shares are 20,00,000, then the book value per share is Rs. 80,00,000+20,00,000 = Rs. 4. Those who favour this approach say it is an objective measure of value. But it suffers from a serious drawback. It is based on historical balance sheet figures that are arrived at according to accounting conventions and estimates of accountants are so not reliable.

Liquidation Value

Under this approach, it is assumed that if the company goes into liquidation how much amount its assets would realize on sale. The following formula is used to find the liquidation value per share

 

Please SEE Page No. – 41 OF UNIT 3 

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