Also called EV
Enterprise value
The value of the whole operating business, before asking who has a claim on it. Debt holders are paid before shareholders, so this is not yet what the shares are worth.
How it is calculated
Enterprise value = sum of PV + PV of terminal value
A fuller explanation of this one is still being written. The definition above is the short answer.
See also
- Equity value — What is left for shareholders once the lenders have been paid.
- Net debt — Positive means a net borrower, negative means net cash. Subtracted from enterprise value to reach what shareholders own.
- Sum of PV — Every discounted free cash flow across the explicit projection horizon, added up. Everything after the horizon is handled by the terminal value instead.
- Terminal value — Everything the business is worth beyond the projection horizon, set by Gordon growth or an exit multiple and then discounted back. It is usually the majority of the answer.
Educational content, not investment advice. Angie explains how a valuation is built so you can judge it yourself. What you do with that is your call.
