Question

Market value ratios provide management with an indication of how investors view the firm's past performance and especially its future prospects.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

Market value ratios can be defined as a financial metrics used by an organization to measure the current share price (economic status) of the organization's stock that is held publicly.

Some examples of the commonly used market value ratios includes;

- Market value per share.

- Price/cash ratio.

- Book value per share.

- Earnings per share.

- Market/Book ratio.

- Price/Earnings ratio.

- Dividend yields.

Basically, the market value ratios are adopted by current and potential investors of a business firm so as to determine whether or not the firm's shares are underpriced, priced fairly or overpriced.

Hence, market value ratios provide management with an indication of how investors view the firm's past performance and especially its future prospects.