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The value of shareholder’s equity for ABC Corp amounts to US$100 million. ABC is trading at $200 per share, while the ABC has 2 million shares outstanding. Estimate the price to book ratio of ABC:
| a. | 40x  | |
| b. | 4x  | |
| c. | 0.4x  | |
| d. | 2x  | 
The price to book ratio is computed as shown below:
= Price per share / Book value per share
Book value per share is computed as follows:
= Value of shareholder's equity / Number of shares
= $ 100 million / 2 million shares
= $ 50
So, the ratio will be as follows:
= $ 200 / $ 50
= 4x