In typical everyday banking usage of the word "valuation", eg the "valuation of the company was X billion", does it typically refer to total enterprise value or only equity value?
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This depends on the context- I'm usually speaking about equity value when I do buyside ER, but in many other realms they mean enterprise value.
You should ask for clarification next time.
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