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PayPal Holdings Inc., current enterprise value calculation

Current share price (P)	$65.91
No. shares of common stock outstanding	1,115,713,968
US$ in millions
Common equity (market value)¹	73,537)
Add: Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; unissued (per books)	—)
Add: Noncontrolling interest (per books)	—)
Total equity	73,537)
Add: Short-term debt (per books)	—)
Add: Current portion of long-term debt (per books)	418)
Add: Long-term debt, excluding current portion (per books)	10,417)
Total equity and debt	84,372)
Less: Cash and cash equivalents	7,776)
Less: Short-term investments	3,092)
Less: Funds receivable and customer accounts	36,357)
Enterprise value (EV)	37,147)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31).

¹ Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 65.91 × 1,115,713,968

PayPal Holdings Inc., EV calculation

	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Share price^1, 2	$80.80	$124.30	$269.44	$119.89	$90.85
No. shares of common stock outstanding¹	1,131,373,298	1,165,004,913	1,171,175,760	1,172,955,485	1,173,209,367
US$ in millions
Common equity (market value)³	91,415)	144,810)	315,562)	140,626)	106,586)
Add: Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; unissued (book value)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Add: Noncontrolling interest (book value)	—)	—)	44)	44)	—)
Total equity	91,415)	144,810)	315,606)	140,670)	106,586)
Add: Short-term debt (book value)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,998)
Add: Current portion of long-term debt (book value)	418)	999)	—)	—)	—)
Add: Long-term debt, excluding current portion (book value)	10,417)	8,049)	8,939)	4,965)	—)
Total equity and debt	102,250)	153,858)	324,545)	145,635)	108,584)
Less: Cash and cash equivalents	7,776)	5,197)	4,794)	7,349)	7,575)
Less: Short-term investments	3,092)	4,303)	8,289)	3,412)	1,534)
Less: Funds receivable and customer accounts	36,357)	36,141)	33,418)	22,527)	20,062)
Enterprise value (EV)	55,025)	108,217)	278,044)	112,347)	79,413)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

² Closing price as at the filing date of PayPal Holdings Inc. Annual Report.

³ 2022 Calculation
Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 80.80 × 1,131,373,298

Equity Measures: Both common equity (market value) and total equity showed a significant increase from 2018 to 2020, rising from approximately 106.6 billion USD to over 315.5 billion USD. However, from 2020 onward, there was a notable decline, with equity values dropping to approximately 144.8 billion USD by the end of 2021 and further decreasing to about 91.4 billion USD in 2022.
Total Equity and Debt: The combined value of total equity and debt followed a similar trend to equity alone, increasing steadily from around 108.6 billion USD in 2018 to a peak of 324.5 billion USD in 2020. Subsequently, this figure contracted significantly to approximately 153.9 billion USD in 2021 and fell further to approximately 102.3 billion USD in 2022, indicating a reduction in overall capital structure size.
Enterprise Value (EV): Enterprise value expanded markedly from 2018 through 2020, growing from approximately 79.4 billion USD to 278 billion USD. This was followed by a pronounced decline over the next two periods, dropping to roughly 108.2 billion USD in 2021 and nearly halving to about 55 billion USD in 2022. This trend reflects changes not only in market capitalization but potentially debt levels and market perceptions.
Overall Insight: The data depicts a phase of robust growth, culminating in 2020, followed by a substantial retrenchment through 2021 and 2022 across key financial metrics. The decrease in market value and enterprise value suggests a shift in market conditions or company performance that significantly impacted valuation and capital structure in the latter years.

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