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The total amount reported for stockholders' equity is the approximate fair value or net worth of the corporation as of the balance sheet date, is it true?

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Question added by خالد ابراهيم , Senior Accountant , Al Khayyat Group /Peugeot and Mazda Automative agent in Jordan
Date Posted: 2013/11/06
Rehan Qureshi
by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

yes TRUE!

Sreeraj V S
by Sreeraj V S , Accountant , Airblast Middle East LLC

True

The shareholders’ equity , or net worth , of a company equals the total assets (what the company owns) minus the total liabilities (what the company owes). If your company does well, its profits increase and its net worth increases too.Net worth = assets– liabilities = Shareholder's equity

Hisham Naeem Siddiqui
by Hisham Naeem Siddiqui , Group Financial Analyst , Leading manufacturing and trading organization

actually strictly speaking the net worth of the business is the market value of the shares as at that date. and not merely their book values

AHMED SAYED
by AHMED SAYED , ACCOUNTANT , Unicharm Gulf Hayginic Industries

True

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