Enterprise Value Multiples

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[Verse 1]
When market cap tells just one story
Debt buried deep beneath the glory
Enterprise value paints complete
Adding borrowed funds to equity's beat
Market value plus net debt combined
Shows the total price you'd really find

[Chorus]
EV over EBITDA, sales ratios shine
Strip away the capital structure design
Enterprise multiples level the field
When leverage differences are revealed
EV-EBITDA, EV-Sales in your mind
Compare across companies of every kind

[Verse 2]
EBITDA strips the funding choice
Interest payments lose their voice
Same operations, different loans
Now the multiples find common zones
Ten times EBITDA, five times sales
True comparison never fails

[Chorus]
EV over EBITDA, sales ratios shine
Strip away the capital structure design
Enterprise multiples level the field
When leverage differences are revealed
EV-EBITDA, EV-Sales in your mind
Compare across companies of every kind

[Bridge]
Cash subtracts from borrowed weight
Enterprise value calculates
Operating metrics tell the tale
When debt levels might derail
Simple comparisons between
Companies with different scenes

[Verse 3]
Revenue multiples show the top
How much per dollar sales you'll swap
EBITDA digs a layer down
Before the interest comes around
Both reveal what operations earn
Before financing patterns turn

[Chorus]
EV over EBITDA, sales ratios shine
Strip away the capital structure design
Enterprise multiples level the field
When leverage differences are revealed
EV-EBITDA, EV-Sales in your mind
Compare across companies of every kind

[Outro]
Enterprise value shows the whole
Beyond what equity holders control
Multiples that truly compare
When capital structures aren't fair

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