Glossary Book Value

Book Value

Definition of Book Value

Book value of an asset is what you get by subtracting its accumulated depreciation from the original cost of the asset.

That’s why book value is referred to as the Net Asset Value (NAV) in the UK.

For a company, the book value is its total assets subtracted by liabilities, intangible assets and/or goodwill.

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