Book Value per Share
Calculate the book value per share, a valuation ratio that measures the amount of common equity value per share outstanding.
The book value per share is a fundamental valuation metric that reflects the net worth of a company attributed to each outstanding share of common stock.
The formula is as follows:
\[\text{Book Value per Share} = (\text{Total Shareholder Equity} - \text{Preferred Stock}) / \text{Weighted Average} (\text{Diluted}) \text{Shares}\]Also known as: BVPS, net asset value per share.
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Calculate the Book Value per Share in Python
The Book Value per Share is available in the Ratios module of the open-source Finance Toolkit. Install it with:
pip install financetoolkit -U
Then call get_book_value_per_share as shown below.
from financetoolkit import Toolkit
toolkit = Toolkit(["AAPL", "TSLA"], api_key="FINANCIAL_MODELING_PREP_KEY")
book_value_per_share = toolkit.ratios.get_book_value_per_share()
Which returns:
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | 3.7409 | 3.1038 | 3.9302 | 3.6961 | 4.914 |
| TSLA | 8.9158 | 12.8645 | 17.9841 | 20.8442 | 23.2815 |
Parameters
get_book_value_per_share accepts the following parameters:
- diluted (bool, optional): Whether to use diluted shares in the calculation. Defaults to True.
- rounding (int, optional): The number of decimals to round the results to. Defaults to 4.
- growth (bool, optional): Whether to calculate the growth of the ratios. Defaults to False.
- lag (int | str, optional): The lag to use for the growth calculation. Defaults to 1.
- standardize (bool, optional): Whether to standardize (Z-Score) the result. When combined with growth=True, standardizes the growth values instead of the raw values. Defaults to False.
- trailing (int): Defines whether to select a trailing period. E.g. when selecting 4 with quarterly data, the TTM is calculated.
Related Valuation Ratios
The Ratios module page introduces the module, and the sidebar lists all of its functions.