stockholders' equity

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Net Asset Value

In stocks and businesses, an expression of the underlying value of the company. That is, it is a statement of the value of the company's assets minus the value of its liabilities. One way of thinking about the net asset value is that it is the underlying value of a company, not the value dictated by the supply and demand of shares or its market capitalization. It is also called the book value.

stockholders' equity

See owners' equity.

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But, if so, why is a range of that magnitude realistic when very few national and large regional money center banks have stockholders' equity of 5 percent of assets and most community banks have stockholders' equity of 7 percent to 10 percent of assets?

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Thus, any additional minimum liability will often be fully offset by an intangible asset, and stockholders' equity will not be affected.