Deseom is a diversified publicly traded company with two business units. Deseom’s current stock market valuation is lower than the sum of the company’s business units’ valuations if they were traded on the stock market as two independent companies. Based on this information, what would you conclude about Deseom?
A. The company could unlock value through one or more divestitures
B. Deseom could create more value by acquiring another company
C. The company is experiencing a diversification premium
D. Deseom is experiencing a diversification discount