enterprise value

enterprise value definition - finance
A calculation used to compute financial ratios, frequently cited by Wall Street analysts in research reports. To arrive at the enterprise value, minority interests are valued at a level that the analyst considers to be fair value. If corporate management doesnÂ’t control the minority interest, the current market value is used.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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