General American Investors Company (General American Investors Company) Book Value per Share : $51.96 (As of Dec. 2023)

General American Investors Company Book Value per Share Chart

General American Investors Company Semi-Annual Data
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Book Value per Share	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									52.59	42.03	43.42	50.48	51.96

Competitive Comparison of General American Investors Company's Book Value per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, General American Investors Company's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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General American Investors Company's PB Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, General American Investors Company's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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General American Investors Company Book Value per Share Calculation

General American Investors Company's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

General American Investors Company's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.

General American Investors Company  (NYSE:GAM) 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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