Is this the correct usage?

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Apple is widely considered the most valuable company in the world. Why? Because it has the largest market capitalization. In other words if you were to buy the entire company at the market price, you would shell out $600 billion.

Question is - does this not make Apple the most expensive company as opposed to most valuable?

Other " most valuable" companies from the past - Intel Microsoft cicso ge. In hindsight they were the most expensive, since their market cap is on average 20-40% of peak value.

Which company in your mind is the most valuable? And what is your criterion to assign value?

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Re: Is this the correct usage?

Am not a finance pro, but isnt asset-liability ratio a better way rather than just seeing the value of the shares?

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Yes. Typically they use debt to asset or debt to equity as one metric.

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southie, here is the thing most valuable companies are not driven to make them selves into giants.
They value value in very different way.

Perhaps making your self too strong too big is way to get your hands on where they should not be.

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Re: Is this the correct usage?

Kya baath hai Monk Saab! Agreed 100%. Some CEOS want to feed their egos and go on a buying spree.