Enterprise Value (EV)
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- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Cash Flow Statement
- Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
- Analysis of Solvency Ratios
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)
- Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
- Selected Financial Data since 2005
- Operating Profit Margin since 2005
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2005
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Current Enterprise Value (EV)
Kimberly-Clark Corp., current enterprise value calculation
| Current share price (P) | |
| No. shares of common stock outstanding | |
| US$ in millions | |
| Common equity (market value)1 | |
| Add: Preferred stock, no par value; none issued (per books) | |
| Add: Noncontrolling interests (per books) | |
| Total equity | |
| Add: Debt payable within one year (per books) | |
| Add: Long-term debt, excluding payable within one year (per books) | |
| Total equity and debt | |
| Less: Cash and cash equivalents | |
| Enterprise value (EV) | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).
1 Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ×
Historical Enterprise Value (EV)
Kimberly-Clark Corp., EV calculation
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-12-31).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Closing price as at the filing date of Kimberly-Clark Corp. Annual Report.
3 2020 Calculation
Common equity (market value) = Share price × No. shares of common stock outstanding
= ×
The financial data reveals several notable trends over the five-year period ending December 31, 2020. The market value of common equity experienced a decline from 2016 to 2018, dropping from $43,797 million to $39,045 million. However, this trend reversed in 2019 with a significant increase to $49,472 million, followed by a moderate decrease in 2020 to $44,694 million.
Total equity shows a similar pattern, decreasing steadily from $44,016 million in 2016 to $39,286 million in 2018. It then rises considerably to $49,699 million in 2019, before falling back to $44,937 million in 2020. The parallel movement between common equity market value and total equity suggests consistent valuation and capital structure trends during this period.
The figures for total equity and debt combined follow a comparable trajectory, declining from $51,588 million in 2016 to $46,741 million in 2018, then increasing sharply to $57,446 million in 2019, and finally decreasing to $53,301 million in 2020. This indicates fluctuations in the company’s overall capital base, possibly reflecting changes in leverage or debt issuance.
Enterprise value (EV) mirrors these patterns closely, moving from $50,665 million in 2016 down to $46,202 million in 2018, then jumping significantly to $57,004 million in 2019, and dropping again to $52,998 million in 2020. The close alignment between EV and total equity plus debt over time suggests stability in the components used to calculate EV and reflects consistent valuation assumptions by the market.
In summary, the company experienced a downward trend in market valuation and capital metrics between 2016 and 2018, followed by a rebound in 2019, which partially reversed in 2020. These fluctuations could indicate market volatility, operational changes, or shifts in financial policy affecting equity and debt levels. The overall trends highlight periods of contraction and expansion in the company’s financial structure and valuation.