Gerova Financial Group (Gerova Financial Group) Book Value per Share : $24.88 (As of Jun. 2009)

Gerova Financial Group Book Value per Share Chart

Gerova Financial Group Quarterly Data
	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Dec09
Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial				25.20	25.42	25.21	24.88	25.54

Competitive Comparison of Gerova Financial Group's Book Value per Share

For the Insurance - Reinsurance subindustry, Gerova Financial Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Gerova Financial Group's PB Ratio Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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Gerova Financial Group Book Value per Share Calculation

Gerova Financial Group's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as:

Gerova Financial Group's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2009 is calculated as:

* 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.

Gerova Financial Group  (OTCPK:GVFG) 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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