Then calculate the probability that the business value will sink below the sum total of its debts.

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The LCD business of Corning constitutes nearly 52% of the total company value, according to Trefis estimates.

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And, as mining business constitutes nearly 42% of the total value of Caterpillar, the slowdown in the industry is expected to impact the company significantly in the short-term.

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This decline in LCD prices has hit Corning especially hard as the LCD business constitutes nearly 53% of its total value, according to our analysis.

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