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A firm has current assets that could be sold for their book value of $32 million. The book value of its fixed assets is $70 million, but they could be sold for $100 million today. The firm has total debt with a book value of $50 million, but interest rate declines have caused the market value of the debt to increase to $60 million. What is the ratio of the market value of equity to its book value? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Market-to-book ratio ?
Formula | Book Value (BV) | Market Value (MV) | |
Current Assets (CA) | 32 | 32 | |
Fixed Assets (FA) | 70 | 100 | |
CA+FA | Total assets (TA) | 102 | 132 |
Debt (D) | 50 | 60 | |
TA - D | Equity | 52 | 72 |
Market value of equity to Book value ratio = 72/52 = 1.38