calculate_enterprise_value
Calculate enterprise value (EV): the total value of a business to all capital providers — equity value plus net debt (total debt minus cash and equivalents). Formula: EV = Equity Value + Total Debt - Cash & Equivalents. WHEN TO USE: Use as the capital-structure-neutral measure of a company’s total value — the standard starting point for valuation multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue) and M&A transaction values. WHEN NOT TO USE: Do NOT confuse EV with equity value (market cap) — EV is what you would pay to own the whole enterprise including its debt; use equity value for per-share figures. BEHAVIOUR: pure deterministic calculation — no side effects, no network or storage access; idempotent and non-destructive; identical inputs always produce identical outputs. Division by zero, non-finite inputs, or mathematically undefined combinations return an explicit error instead of a number. RETURNS: JSON object { enterprise_value: number (currency), inputs }. PARAMETERS: equity_value (required): Equity value / market capitalisation, e.g. 5000000. Must be >= 0. total_debt (required): Total interest-bearing debt (short + long term), e.g. 2000000. Must be >= 0. cash_and_equivalents (required): Cash and cash equivalents to subtract, e.g. 500000. Must be >= 0.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| total_debt | Yes | Total interest-bearing debt (short + long term), e.g. 2000000. Must be >= 0. | |
| equity_value | Yes | Equity value / market capitalisation, e.g. 5000000. Must be >= 0. | |
| cash_and_equivalents | Yes | Cash and cash equivalents to subtract, e.g. 500000. Must be >= 0. |