Illustrative Examples - Book Value Per Share (BVPS)
Illustrative Examples - Book Value Per Share (BVPS)
1. [One class of shares] Pinnacle Company’s year-end shareholders’ equity consists of the following:
2. [Two classes of shares] CPA Company’s year-end shareholders’ equity consists of the following:
Requirement: Compute for the book value per share for each class of shares.
3. [Liquidation value] BSA Company reported the following capital balances on December 31, 2025:
Assume that preference share has a liquidation price of 53 and dividends are unpaid since December
31, 2020.
Requirement: Calculate the book value per preference share and per ordinary share.
4. [Cumulative vs. noncumulative; Participating vs. nonparticipating] ABC Company provided the
following shareholders’ equity on December 31, 2025:
Dividends have been paid on the preference share up to December 31, 2023.
Requirement: Compute the book value per ordinary share and per preference share under each of
the following conditions with respect to preference share:
a. Noncumulative and nonparticipating
b. Cumulative and nonparticipating
c. Cumulative and fully participating
d. Cumulative and fully participating after ordinary share receive 15%
e. Cumulative and participating up to 16%
5. [Treasury shares assumed retired] XYZ Company has an authorized share capital of 20,000 P100 par,
8% cumulative preference shares and 40,000 ordinary shares with P100 par value:
The entity reported the following shareholders’ equity on December 31, 2025:
Requirement: Compute book value per preference share and per ordinary share on December 31,
2025.