Foster Wheeler AG (FRA:FWI) Tangible Book per Share : €4.42 (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Foster Wheeler AG Tangible Book per Share?

Tangible book value per share is calculated as the total tangible equity divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Total tangible equity is calculated as the Total Stockholders Equity minus Preferred Stock minus Intangible Assets. Foster Wheeler AG's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was €4.42.

Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.

Foster Wheeler AG Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foster Wheeler AG's Tangible Book per Share can be seen below:

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-1.95

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Tangible Book per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.28	-1.95	3.59	4.15	4.42

Competitive Comparison of Foster Wheeler AG's Tangible Book per Share

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Foster Wheeler AG's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book data, can be viewed below:

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Foster Wheeler AG's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Foster Wheeler AG's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

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Foster Wheeler AG Tangible Book per Share Calculation

Foster Wheeler AG's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock	-	Intangible Assets)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(11.435	-	0	-	206.783)	/	100.065
	=	-1.95

Foster Wheeler AG's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share	=	(Total Stockholders Equity	-	Preferred Stock	-	Intangible Assets)	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP)
	=	(648.4	-	0	-	205.551)	/	100.127
	=	4.42

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total equity is a balance sheet item and equal to total assets less total liabilities of the company. Since intangibles such as goodwill cannot be sold when the company liquidates, tangible book value per share is considered more accurate in reflecting how much shareholders will receive when the company liquidates.

Foster Wheeler AG (FRA:FWI) Tangible Book 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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Foster Wheeler AG was formed in 1927. The Company, with its subsidiaries, is a provider of construction and engineering services. The Company serves the oil and gas, oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, environmental, power generation, and power plant operation and maintenance industries. The Company operates through two business groups: its Global Engineering and Construction Group (Global E&C Group) and its Global Power Group. The Global E&C Group operates and designs, engineers, and constructs onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas processing facilities, natural gas liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals, gas-to-liquids facilities, oil refining, pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities and related infrastructure, power generation and distribution facilities, and gasification facilities. The group provides engineering, project management and construction management services, and also designs facilities in new or developing market sectors, such as carbon capture and storage, solid fuel-fired integrated gasification combined-cycle power plants, coal-to-liquids, coal-to-chemicals and biofuels. The Global E&C Group additionally performs environmental remediation services. The Global Power Group designs, manufactures and installs steam generators and auxiliary equipment for electric power generating stations, district heating and power plants and industrial facilities. It offers new and retrofit nitrogen-oxide reduction systems, and provides site services related to these products, including construction and erection, maintenance engineering, plant upgrading, and life extensions. The Global Power Group conducts research and development in the areas of combustion, solid, fluid, and gas dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and solid mechanics. Further, this group owns and operates independent power production and waste-to-energy facilities, as well as power generation facilities for the process and petrochemical industries. Companies that compete with Global E&C Group include but are not limited to the following: Bechtel Corporation; Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.; Chiyoda Corporation; Fluor Corporation; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; JGC Corporation; KBR, Inc.; Saipem S.p.A.; Technip; TÃ©cnicas Reunidas, SA; and WorleyParsons Ltd. Companies that compete with Global Power Group include but are not limited to the following: Alstom Power S.A.; Andritz Group AG; The Babcock & Wilcox Company; Babcock Power Inc.; Dongfang Boiler Works (a subsidiary of Dong Fang Electric Corporation); Doosan-Babcock; Harbin Boiler Co., Ltd.; Hitachi, Ltd.; Metso Corporation; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.; and Shanghai Boiler Works Ltd. The operations are subject to certain federal, state and local environmental, occupational health and product safety laws.

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