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Market capitalization represents the total market value of a publicly traded company

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Is it true that market capitalization represents the total market value of a publicly traded company?

Yes. Market capitalization is standardly defined in financial literature and reference texts as the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
Wikipedia: Market capitalization
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Wikipedia: Market capitalization. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_capitalization

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Alpha Books: 10 minute guide to the stock market
1997
States that market capitalization represents the dollar-value of a corporation.
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Dian, V. (1997). Alpha Books: 10 minute guide to the stock market. Alpha Books. https://archive.org/details/10minuteguidetos00dian_0

Prentice Hall Canada: Common sense investing in real estate investment trusts
1998
Defines market capitalization as the total market value of a company.
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Andrew, D. (1998). Prentice Hall Canada: Common sense investing in real estate investment trusts. Prentice Hall Canada. https://archive.org/details/commonsenseinves0000dagy

Vintage Books: The 21st century economy
States a publicly traded company's market capitalization is its market value.
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Epping, R. C. (n.d.). Vintage Books: The 21st century economy. Vintage Books. https://archive.org/details/21stcenturyecono00eppi

Vintage Books: The 21st century economy : a beginner's guide : with 101 easy-to-learn tools for surviving and thriving in the new global marketplace
2009
States a publicly traded company's market capitalization represents its market value.
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Charles, E. R. (2009). Vintage Books: The 21st century economy : a beginner's guide : with 101 easy-to-learn tools for surviving and thriving in the new global marketplace. Vintage Books. https://archive.org/details/21stcenturyecono0000eppi

Times Books: The biotech investor : how to profit from the coming boom in biotechnology
2003
Explains market cap as the total value of all outstanding shares.
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Tom, A. (2003). Times Books: The biotech investor : how to profit from the coming boom in biotechnology. Times Books. https://archive.org/details/biotechinvestor00toma

OpenAIRE: TURNOVER AND MARKET VALUE IN CAPITAL MARKETS FROM EUROPEAN UNION
2012
States market capitalization represents share price times shares outstanding.
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OpenAIRE: TURNOVER AND MARKET VALUE IN CAPITAL MARKETS FROM EUROPEAN UNION. (2012). OpenAIRE. https://explore.openaire.eu/

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