A lot of years ago, while I was frantically juggling lots of numbers for a new acquisition, analyzing EBITDA and every financial ratio I could think of, my boss approached me calmly and said, “I ...

If you read the business pages for any length of time, you’re likely to come across a rather clunky acronym: Ebitda. What does it mean, and why does anyone use it? Ebitda is a way of measuring profit ...

EBITDA is an acronym that stands for “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.” It’s a business metric used to assess a company’s financial health and ability to generate cash.

Business leaders are used to the scrutiny of audits, but that doesn’t compare to the fine-toothed comb of due diligence before a sale. A transaction team has a tighter scope, says Ross Vozar, managing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carrie Brandon Elliot analyzes international tax issues. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization is a ...

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A recent SEC comment letter contained an exchange in which the Staff, in connection with a 10-K review, reminded the registrant to give equal prominence to the comparable margins computed on a GAAP ...

The price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple enjoys widespread popularity among investors seeking stocks trading at a bargain. In addition to being a widely used tool for screening stocks, P/E is a popular ...

If you read the business pages for any length of time, you’re likely to come across a rather clunky acronym: Ebitda. The acronym stands for earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation ...