There's a slight difference between the metric you are referencing vs the author's valuation. The author wants to find out the Market Value while you are alludi

There's a slight difference between the metric you are referencing vs the author's valuation. The author wants to find out the Market Value while you are alluding to the "Book Value" [0]. Alphabet's Book Value (2019) would be around ~ 197M (699M shares * 283.25 Book Value per Share). [0] https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/how-are-book-value-and-market-value-different/ https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/how-are-book-value-...