Article: Disclose shareholder value, public-listed firms urged

Dalila Abu Bakar
New Straits Times
03-09-2000
Disclose shareholder value, public-listed firms urged
Byline: Dalila Abu Bakar
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Business

PUBLIC-listed companies should consider adopting some form of mechanism to measure shareholder value and disclose it in their annual reports so that investors can be better informed.

Shareholder value is defined as the value attributable to the shareholders of a company, after taking into account all debts and obligations.
One figure that indicates the value of the company is its share price but since the share prices are volatile due to speculation, they do not reflect the fundamental long-term shareholder value of the ...

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