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Review this week's reading from Tsang & Xydias: "Cheapest Stocks Since 1995 Show Cash Exceeds Market (Update5)." Under what circumstances would a company's stock trade for less than the book value of its equity? Here is the link to the article that this question requires review in order to answer the question. Please answer the question in its entirety as well as ensure to provide a reference from this resource in the answer. I'm decreasing the credits associated with this because I originally posted the question and the requested deadline was not met. Please do not take this order unless you can meet the deadline. You should review the link and review the question to ensure that this something that can be done within the allotted timeframe. Thank you.

http:www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&refer=home&sid=ahiVT6vmGNEA

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In the below mentioned segment the current stock market scenario has been briefed along with the circumstances where the stocks being traded by the companies are offered for less than the book value of its equity.

In response the financial turmoil of 2008-2009, there are thousands of companies across the globe that have experienced a significant drop in their share prices and therefore, they are forced to offer profits to the investors without any adequate consideration. The investors are being provided lucrative opportunities in the form of monetary benefits more than those provided to the debt holders, irrespective of the profits. Such is considered to ...

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