Quote Originally Posted by kiwikeith View Post
Actually I think it is better explained if you bought a $1m house using $200k of your own savings and an $800k loan. On the one hand, you could say you have bought a house for $200k as that is all you are putting in. But the house has an enterprise value of $1m comprising equity of $200k and a bank loan of $800k. The important number from a valuation perspective is the $1m enterprise value. Similarly when buying a business, it is the enterprise value which is the most important valuation number - the division of that between equity and debt is secondary.
Yep, I understand now.
Thanks all.