Sunday, August 5, 2012

WSJ: What Is EBITDA?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

When portfolio managers and analysts talk about stocks, they often praise or bemoan a company's Ebitda.

Huh?

That's an accounting acronym and stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

The somewhat complicated formula aims to get at something very simple: how much cash a business generates from operations. See original post here.



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