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Market capitalization is the stock price multiplied by the number of shares issued.

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Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of the value of a company regardless of its financing. It is calculated as follows:
EV = market capitalization - cash + debt.

Enterprise Value metric explained

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If you divide the enterprise value by the revenue of the last 12 months, you obtain an important metric for assessing the valuation of companies - even if they are not yet making a profit.

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The KUV or price/sales ratio TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) over the last 12 months describes the ratio of the stock price to sales per share.

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The current dividend yield is calculated as the quotient of the last annual dividend and the last closing price. Special dividends are not included in the calculation.

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A dividend represents the distribution of profits to shareholders.

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Sales growth TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) compares the sales of the last 12 months with the sales of the previous 12 months.

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Revenue TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) represents the sum of all revenues of a company for its products, services or other items within the last 12 months.

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EBIT or the operating result represents the profit or loss after deducting direct costs (cost of sales), sales, marketing, administrative, research and development costs and depreciation and amortization.

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Cash is defined as cash and cash equivalents (i.e. cash items of very high value).

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EPS TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) or earnings per share represents the profit per share over the last 12 months. The company's net profit is divided by the number of shares.

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