Market value is the. The Kelley Blue Book Private Party Value reports on a fair price when selling the car to an individual instead of doing a dealer trade in. The term book value is a companys assets minus its liabilities and is sometimes referred to as stockholders equity owners equity shareholders equity or simply equity.
Generally businesses are instead valued at market value which incorporates future earnings intangible assets and other factors to arrive at an estimated worth.
Generally businesses are instead valued at market value which incorporates future earnings intangible assets and other factors to arrive at an estimated worth. Book value also called carrying value or net book value is an assets original cost minus its depreciation. Book value is equal to the cost of carrying an asset on a companys balance sheet and firms calculate it netting the asset against its accumulated depreciation. It does not necessarily equal the market price of a fixed asset at any point in time.