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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Tangible Book per Share : $13.55 (As of Oct. 2017)


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What is Aberdeen Singapore Fund 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. Aberdeen Singapore Fund's tangible book value per share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $13.55.

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.


Aberdeen Singapore Fund Tangible Book per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Tangible Book 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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Aberdeen Singapore Fund Tangible Book per Share Chart

Aberdeen Singapore Fund Annual Data
Trend Oct17
Tangible Book per Share
13.55

Aberdeen Singapore Fund Semi-Annual Data
Oct17
Tangible Book per Share 13.55

Competitive Comparison of Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Tangible Book per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Price-to-Tangible-Book, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Tangible-Book 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.


Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Price-to-Tangible-Book Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Price-to-Tangible-Book distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Price-to-Tangible-Book falls into.



Aberdeen Singapore Fund Tangible Book per Share Calculation

Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(100.573-0-0)/7.42
=13.55

Aberdeen Singapore Fund's Tangible Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is calculated as

Tangible Book Value per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock-Intangible Assets)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(100.573-0-0)/7.42
=13.55

* 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 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.


Aberdeen Singapore Fund  (NYSE:SGF) 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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Aberdeen Singapore Fund (Aberdeen Singapore Fund) Business Description

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Aberdeen Singapore Fund Inc is a closed-end fund. Its investment objective is capital appreciation, which it seeks through investment in Singapore equity securities.
Executives
David G Harmer director ONE EVERTRUST PLAZA, DAIWA SECURITIES TRUST CO, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Guet Tay Kheng other: Director of Investment Manager 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina officer: Vice President - Compliance 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Terence Lim other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILIADELPHIA PA 19103
Flavia Cheong other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Moritz A Sell director C/O USBANCORP FUND SERVICES, 777 E WISCONSIN AVE., MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Hui Lin Ng other: Director of Investment Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Lim Sock-hwei other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Beverley Hendry officer: Vice President C/O ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGMENT INC., 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew Narracott other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Victor Rodriguez other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sharon Ferrari officer: Assistant Secretary 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala officer: Vice President & Deputy CCO 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ian Macdonald other: Director of Investment Adviser 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
John O'keefe officer: Assistant Treasurer 1735 MARKET ST, 32ND FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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