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Which of the following describes the meaning of Enterprise Value?
Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value
EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt as well as any cash on the company's balance sheet.
Formula and Calculation for EV
EV=MC+Total Debt−C
where:
MC=Market capitalization; equal to the current stockprice multiplied by the number of outstanding stock shares
Total debt=Equal to the sum of short-term andlong-term debt
C=Cash and cash equivalents; the liquid assets ofa company, but may not include marketable securities
From the give options:
Most accurate is option(C), which is it is total of market value of equity + debt
Note: we are not considering cash here as options doesn't talk about it:
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