Any entrepreneur is going to set a high price on a company they created. Whether you're thinking of buying or looking to sell your own, you need objective metrics to set the right purchase price.

The only thing more enjoyable than being eligible to claim deductions on your tax return is being eligible to claim substantial deductions on your tax return. How much of a deduction you're eligible ...

One of the most important tools that investors use to decide whether to buy or sell a security is its market value. It is often different from a security’s market price, though sometimes market value ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

I have written many posts about the importance of determining your industry size for strategic planning or investor pitch purposes. But, determining your industry size is not always easy, and more ...

Market capitalization, often abbreviated as market cap, represents the overall value of a company’s shares that are publicly traded. It is determined by multiplying the current share price by the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

Float-adjusted market cap, unlike regular market cap, takes into account only free-floating shares in the calculation of company value. What Is Float-Adjusted Market Capitalization? Float-Adjusted vs.

The book value of a company is the difference between that company's total assets and its total liabilities, as shown on the company's balance sheet. Book value represents the carrying value of assets ...

The assessed value of a home is a yearly estimation of your home’s worth, determined by your tax district’s municipal property assessor. Local tax officials use this value to calculate the property ...