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Acacia Research (Acacia Research) Book Value per Share : $5.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Acacia Research Book Value per Share?

Acacia Research's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.69.

During the past 12 months, Acacia Research's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 12.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Acacia Research was 112.30% per year. The lowest was -22.40% per year. And the median was 5.80% per year.

Acacia Research's current price is $4.87. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.69. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Acacia Research is 0.86.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Acacia Research was 2.78. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.84.


Acacia Research Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acacia Research's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Acacia Research Book Value per Share Chart

Acacia Research Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.44 5.63 8.59 5.94 5.69

Acacia Research Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.94 5.89 5.52 4.93 5.69

Competitive Comparison of Acacia Research's Book Value per Share

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Acacia Research's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Acacia Research's PB Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acacia Research's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acacia Research's PB Ratio falls into.



Acacia Research Book Value per Share Calculation

Acacia Research's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(568.3-0.0)/99.9
=5.69

Acacia Research's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(568.3-0.0)/99.9
=5.69

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Acacia Research  (NAS:ACTG) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Acacia Research (Acacia Research) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
767 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Acacia Research Corp is engaged in the acquisition, development, and patents technologies through its subsidiaries. It assists patent owners with the prosecution and development of their patent portfolios; protection of their patented inventions from unauthorized use; generation of licensing revenue from users of their patented technologies; and enforcement against unauthorized users of their patented technologies. It has two segments Intellectual Property Operations and Industrial Operations.
Executives
Jason W. Soncini officer: General Counsel 767 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mcnulty Martin D. Jr. officer: COO & Head of M&A C/O STARBOARD VALUE ACQUISITION CORP., 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Geoffrey G Ribar director
Kirsten Hoover officer: Controller 4 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 550, IRVINE CA 92614
Robert Rasamny officer: Chief Administrative Officer 767 THIRD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity Master Fund Ltd other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Peter A Feld 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2 201 E LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 1000, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Starboard Value Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value Gp Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Principal Co Gp Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity S Llc other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value & Opportunity C Lp other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Lp other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Starboard Value R Gp Llc other: See Footnote 2 777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017