Price $18\mathrm{.}85$ USD

Change $+0\mathrm{.}64(+3\mathrm{.}51\%)$

Mkt cap $147\mathrm{.}1$B

Div$/$yield $0\mathrm{.}20/4\mathrm{.}24$

Shares $8,012$

Beta $0\mathrm{.}70$

Book$/$share $11\mathrm{.}335$

$12/2010$

$12/2009$

$12/2008$

$($Millions of Dollars$)$

Total Assets $195,014195,949111,148$

Total Liabilities $107,201122,93553,592$

Preferred Shareholders$$ Equity $526173$

Common Shareholders$$ Equity $87,76172,95357,483$

Shares Outstanding $8,0128,0706746$

Book$/$Share $?9\mathrm{.}0408\mathrm{.}521$

Q$1($Mar $11)$

$2010$

Net profit margin $15\mathrm{.}24\%12\mathrm{.}24\%$

Return on equity $11\mathrm{.}60\%9\mathrm{.}30\%$

One of the most important features of a stock is its book value. The book value per share of Verticon$$s stock for the year $2010$ was equal to $.$

Verticon$$s book value per share has been since $2008,$ a fact that reflects on the company$$s overall growth.

You can see from the net profit margin that Verticon$$s control over its costs has since $2010.$ You can tell based on the ROE that from the equity$-$holder$$s perspective, the overall profitability of the firm has since $2010.$