The extensive coverage of Angelo Mozilo and Countrywide is especially poignant since his future still hung in the balance at the time the book went to press.
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Its strong balance sheet should enable it to increase book value despite economic turbulence.
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In practice, they accept special offers to members of a loyalty club, or to people who book tickets early or keep a big balance on an account.
All this is reflected in the premium over book value before adjusting for goodwill on the balance sheet.
Amongst many other weaknesses, they never have enough competent accounting professionals to book the complex transactions it takes to create their balance sheet.
The book argues that, had they not lost this balance during periods of tension, they might have seen the opportunities hidden beneath the dangers.
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Unlike Berkshire, Loews doesn't sell at a premium to book value, but Tisch's company boasts a strong balance sheet.
Morgan is trading above its tangible book value, indicating investors doubt the value carried in the balance sheets of the other four.
Finally, the acquisition binge has left Danaher with a mountain of goodwill on its balance sheet--goodwill being the excess of the purchase price over the book value of the acquired business.
To balance their domestic budget, his wife, Barbara, took a part-time job as a book-keeper and let a room in their flat.
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Obviously if the derivative assets were included in the balance sheet as they are under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) rules, the price-to-book ratio would be significantly lower.
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