Terminology in equity Markets Index Face Value (FV) Book Value Market Value Replacement Value Intrinsic Value Market Capitalization (Market Cap) Enterprise Value Earnings- Historical, Trailing & Forward Earning Per Share (EPS) Dividend Per Share (DPS) Price to Earning Ratio (PE ratio) Price to Sales Ratio (P/S) Price to Book Value Ratio (P/BV) Differential Voting Rights (DVR) Face Value (FV) The nominal price of a share is known as its face value. Equity capital = No’s of Share X FV For eg- In case a company has issued 1 lakh share with FV of Rs 10, then the equity capital of the company would be 10 lakh ( 100,000 X 10) The FV of a company’s share does not usually changes unless the company decides to split or consolidate it’s shares. In such case, the FV of company share would reduce - in case of split, or increase- in case of consolidation. FV is important for calculating the dividend payable on share. When dividends are mentioned as a percentage, that percenta...