The market value of an asset or security is the current price at which the asset or the security is being sold or bought in the market.
MV per share is expected to be higher than the book value per share for profitable growing firms.
A number of factors influence the mv per share . And therefore, it shows wide fluctuations. What is important is the long term trend in the MV per share.
Further, in an ideal situation where the capital markets are efficient and in equilibrium. MV should be equal to present value of share.
MV* Market value
Market value of bond
A bond (debenture) may be traded in a stock exchange. The price at which it is currently sold or bought is called the mv of bond(debenture) . MV may be different from par value or redemption value.
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