Abbott Laboratories Stock Book Value Per Share

ABL Stock  EUR 108.06  0.44  0.41%   
Abbott Laboratories fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to Abbott Laboratories' financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of Abbott Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure Abbott Laboratories' intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to Abbott Laboratories stock.
  
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Abbott Laboratories Company Book Value Per Share Analysis

Abbott Laboratories' Book Value per Share (B/S) can be calculated by subtracting liabilities from assets, and then dividing it by the total number of currently outstanding shares. It indicates the level of safety associated with each common share after removing the effects of liabilities. In other words, a shareholder can use this ratio to see how much he or she can sell the stake in the company in the event of a liquidation.

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Current Abbott Laboratories Book Value Per Share

    
  21.11 X  
Most of Abbott Laboratories' fundamental indicators, such as Book Value Per Share, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, Abbott Laboratories is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
The naive approach to look at Book Value per Share is to compare it to current stock price. If Book Value per Share is higher than the currently traded stock price, the company can be considered undervalued. However, investors must be aware that conventional calculation of Book Value does not include intangible assets such as goodwill, intellectual property, trademarks or brands and may not be an appropriate measure for many firms.
Competition

In accordance with the recently published financial statements, the book value per share of Abbott Laboratories is about 21.111 times. This is 1341.82% lower than that of the Healthcare sector and notably higher than that of the Medical Devices industry. The book value per share for all Germany stocks is 98.91% higher than that of the company.

Abbott Book Value Per Share Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Abbott Laboratories' direct or indirect competition against its Book Value Per Share to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Abbott Laboratories could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Abbott Laboratories by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.
Abbott Laboratories is currently under evaluation in book value per share category among its peers.

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About Abbott Laboratories Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Abbott Laboratories's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Abbott Laboratories using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Abbott Laboratories based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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Additional Information and Resources on Investing in Abbott Stock

When determining whether Abbott Laboratories is a good investment, qualitative aspects like company management, corporate governance, and ethical practices play a significant role. A comparison with peer companies also provides context and helps to understand if Abbott Stock is undervalued or overvalued. This multi-faceted approach, blending both quantitative and qualitative analysis, forms a solid foundation for making an informed investment decision about Abbott Laboratories Stock. Highlighted below are key reports to facilitate an investment decision about Abbott Laboratories Stock:
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Please note, there is a significant difference between Abbott Laboratories' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Abbott Laboratories is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Abbott Laboratories' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.