the share price tells you what the stock costs. the enterprise value tells you what the company costs. never confuse the two.
A house listed at $500,000 — that’s the market cap, the price of all the shares.
It comes with a $200,000 mortgage you’d take over — that’s the company’s debt. Add it.
There’s $30,000 cash in a safe inside — that’s the company’s cash. Subtract it; it comes to you.
$500k + $200k − $30k = $670,000. That’s the enterprise value: market cap plus debt minus cash. What the whole company really costs.