Asset Value Quotes

Time is the most valuable asset you don't own.

After World War II, there were a lot of pension funds in Europe that were fully funded, but they were pressured to hold a lot of government debt. There was a lot of inflation, and the value of all those assets fell. Those pension funds couldn't honor their promises to the people.

Equity is the cushion that protects financial institutions from unexpected changes in the value of their assets. The greater the leverage, the smaller the losses required to wipe out a company's equity, leaving it without enough money to repay the people who hold its debt.

I'm not a tycoon or anything like that. Does my property amount to several million dollars? Of course it does.

We didn't create an institution to increase land value or asset value.

Beauty is . . . a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.

A good reputation for yourself and your company is an invaluable asset not reflected in the balance sheets.

No gold-digging for me; I take diamonds! We may be off the gold standard someday.

In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer.

The value of a thing is what that thing will bring. -Legal Maxim

It's not how much something's worth today, it's what it's worth in five or 10 years.

Integrity is essential and irreplaceable. It is the most valuable asset for a person, a company, or a society seeking to build and progress.

In other words, the percentage change in book value in any given year is likely to be reasonably close to that year's change in intrinsic value.

Any general statement is like a check drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Gold is not overvalued at $500, and gold will not be overvalued at $1,500 or $2,000. The real money is buying gold and putting it away.

Valuations are actually quite simple to grasp. A company is only worth what two acquirers are willing to pay for it. Don't you just need to find that one buyer? If there is only one potential company interested in buying your startup, chances are you won't be hearing the word 'billion' in the offer.

I think Yahoo is a great company, with great assets.

People are the greatest asset class.

You can't look at the intrinsic value of gold as you can a business. Gold doesn't give you cash flow, and, at the end of the day, cash flow is what is important. Gold doesn't give you dividends.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

We sell the movies. Women need to know they are an asset and they are the ones who should be making the money.

Now, one thing I tell everyone is learn about real estate. Repeat after me: real estate provides the highest returns, the greatest values and the least risk.

If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task.

In general, an asset should be sold when it has greater value to a buyer. This happens when a buyer has a complimentary business or capability that would enable them to do more with that business. Many businesses we have exited were not failures, but had simply reached a point in their life cycle where they no longer provided a core capability or served as a platform for growth.

Asset values and earning power are the dominant factors affecting the valuation of a controlling interest in a business. Market price, which governs valuation of minority interest positions, is of little or no importance in valuing a controlling interest.