Book value is an accounting concept. It's simply the value of a company's assets minus its liabilities. Intrinsic value is really a theoretical concept. Book value, as I mentioned, it can be a useful metric, but it only for a certain type of company.
Motley Fool Senior Analyst Rich Greifner joins Ricky Mulvey for a primer on value investing, or trying to find out how much a company is worth, and buying them for less than that amount. They discuss:
- If there’s even a difference between growth and value investing. - Signs that a business is mispriced. - How investors can find mispriced businesses. - Why companies trade below their accounting-based worth. - If there even needs to be a distinction between growth and value investing. - Unpopular companies that may be worth your attention.
Companies discussed: META, WCC
Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest:Rich Greifner Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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