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Linn Energy (Linn Energy) Book Value per Share : $17.81 (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Linn Energy Book Value per Share?

Linn Energy's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $17.81.

During the past 12 months, Linn Energy's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% 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 Linn Energy was 535.80% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 0.60% per year.

Linn Energy's current price is $39.24. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $17.81. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Linn Energy is 2.20.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Linn Energy was 2.03. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.64.

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Linn Energy Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linn Energy'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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Linn Energy Book Value per Share Chart

Linn Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.69 -0.76 -6.79 - 17.89

Linn Energy Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 16.08 17.89 17.23 17.55 17.81

Competitive Comparison of Linn Energy's Book Value per Share

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Linn Energy'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.


Linn Energy's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Linn Energy's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Linn Energy's PB Ratio falls into.



Linn Energy Book Value per Share Calculation

Linn Energy's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,495.0-0.0)/83.6
=17.89

Linn Energy's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,488.5-0.0)/83.6
=17.81

* 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.


Linn Energy  (DELISTED:LNGG) 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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Linn Energy (Linn Energy) Business Description

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14701 Hertz Quail Springs Parkway, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73134
Linn Energy Inc is a US-based independent oil and natural gas company. Its objective is to acquire, develop and maximize cash flow from a growing portfolio of long-life oil and natural gas assets. The company's properties are located in the United States in the Hugoton Basin, the Rockies, the Mid-Continent, east Texas and north Louisiana, Michigan/Illinois, California, the Permian Basin and south Texas. Linn derives revenue from the sale of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

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