Lesson 4 of 6 · 60 min

Reading the balance sheet and valuation essentials

Interpret Alphabet's 2019 balance sheet and calculate book value, market capitalization, enterprise value and the P/E ratio.

Lesson explanation

This lesson explains how to read Alphabet’s 2019 balance sheet and how to calculate four core measures: book value, market capitalization, enterprise value, and the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. The explanation uses the figures shown in Business Acumen for St...

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