Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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Chapter 2, Problem 9P
In early-2015, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) had a book equity of $1390 million, a price per share of $25.52, and 6935 million shares outstanding. At the same time, The Gap (GPS) had a book equity of $2983 million, a share price of $41 19, and 421 million shares outstanding
- a. What is the market-t0-book ratio of each of these clothing retailers?
- b. What conclusions can you draw by comparing the two ratios?
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Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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