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Business Definition for: EBITDA
- earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization: the earnings generated by a business's fundamental operating performance, frequently used in accounting ratios for comparison with other companies. Interest on borrowings, tax payable on those profits, depreciation, and amortization are excluded on the basis that they can distort the underlying performance.
Example: It is calculated as follows:Revenue – Expenses (excluding tax and interest, depreciation, etc.) = EBITDAIt is important to note that EBITDA ignores many factors that impact on true cash flow, such as working capital, debt payments, and other fixed expenses. Even so, it may be useful for evaluating firms in the same industry with widely different capital structures, tax rates, and depreciation policies.
Wiktionary Definition for: EBITDA
- #earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA represents revenue before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization have been subtracted and after other expenses (except dividends) have been.
Additional Resources
- The Evils Of EBITDA
- Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization EBITDA is a framework for assessing the precise financial health of companies with huge upfront capital outlays. Since its inception, EBITDA has seen the doom of many deals and strategies that have cost the shareholders dearly. The paper examines EBITDA and discusses its...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Nextel Partners Raises Adjusted EBITDA Guidance
- KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Nextel Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXTP) announced today that the company is increasing its full-year 2004 Adjusted EBITDA guidance by approximately 9% from $340 million to $370 million, implying a 101% increase in Adjusted EBITDA over the company's 2003 Adjusted EBITDA of $183.8 million.
- Research articles 2004-09-28
- EBITDA: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- EBITDA is one of those terms that is increasingly used, but usually for the wrong reason. This paper will define it and discuss how it can be useful, but also misleading. EBITDA is an acronym for "Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization". It is calculated by taking operating income...
- White papers 2002-02-06
- Ticketmaster reports strong third quarter results
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 1996--Ticketmaster Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TKTM) today reported revenues of $62.6 million for the third quarter ended October 31, 1996, up 64% from revenues of $38.2 million in the 1995 third quarter. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $7.2 million in the 1996...
- Research articles 1996-12-12
- Ticketmaster reports strong third quarter results
- LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 1996--Ticketmaster Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TKTM) today reported revenues of $62.6 million for the third quarter ended October 31, 1996, up 64% from revenues of $38.2 million in the 1995 third quarter. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $7.2 million in the 1996...
- Research articles 1996-12-12
- Beyond.com Reduces Operating Losses For Fifth Consecutive Quarter; EBITDA Loss Drops to $0.12 Per Share as the Company Continues to Drive Toward Q1'02 EBITDA Profitability
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2001-04-26
- Gartner Delivers Strong Quarter; $44 Million in EBITDA, 18% EBITDA Margin, $0.17 EPS & Research Client Retention Rate of 73%
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2002-01-22
- Covad Communications Group Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results; Company Exceeds Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Guidance; Continues to Execute on Growth Opportunities
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Covad Communications Group, Inc. (AMEX:DVW), a leading national provider of integrated voice and data communications, posted best-ever figures for quarterly revenue and surpassed its guidance for Adjusted EBITDA ("A-EBITDA"). For the second quarter of 2006 Covad reported net revenues of $118.5 million, A-EBITDA of $25.6 million...
- Research articles 2006-07-26
- Revlon Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month 2004 Results; Company Confirms Guidance for Full Year 2004 EBITDA
- NEW YORK -- Revlon, Inc. (NYSE: REV) today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. The Company indicated that Adjusted EBITDA(1) for the third quarter of 2004 advanced to $26 million, compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $15 million in the third quarter of 2003....
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- FindWhat.Com Announces Record Third Quarter Results
- FORT MYERS, Fla. -- - Revenue of $58.3 Million; EBITDA of $11.2 Million; FY 2004 EBITDA Guidance Raised -
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Viacom Reports Higher Third Quarter Ebitda Of $710 Million On Increased Revenues Of $3.06 Billion
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--October 31, 1995--Driven by double-digit increases in revenue and EBITDA from MTV Networks and Blockbuster Video, as well as a strong contribution from Simon & Schuster, Viacom Inc. (Amex: VIA and VIAB) today reported higher third quarter revenues and increased earnings from operations before depreciation and amortization EBITDA.
- Research articles 1995-10-31
- Seagram Announces A 10 Percent Increase In Second Quarter EBITDA To $530 Million On Revenues Of $3.75 Billion
- MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--January 29, 1997--The Seagram Company Ltd. announced today that attributed earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization EBITDA from operations increased 10 percent to $530 million while revenues increased five percent to $3.75 billion during the Company's second quarter ended December 31, 1996. In last year's second quarter,...
- Research articles 1997-01-29
- Prodigy Grows EBITDA by 29% in Second Quarter; Increases Year-End EBITDA, Margin Guidance; Credits Broadband Subscriber Growth, Expense Control for Strong Financial Performance
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers
- Research articles 2001-07-26
- McLeodUSA Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results; Competitive Telco EBITDA of $10.3 million, Up from $6.0 million EBITDA in the Second Quarter
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2002-10-23
- Hilton Reports Strong Second-Quarter RevPAR, EBITDA Gains; Comparable U.S. Owned-or-Operated RevPAR Increases 9.4 Percent; Total EBITDA up 15 Percent
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2000-08-03
- Elizabeth Arden, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results; Company's Net Sales and EBITDA In Line with Prior Guidance; Net Sales Up 14%; EBITDA Up 103%
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2002-06-04
- Applied Digital Solutions Reports Sharp Increase in Revenues and EBITDA for the First Quarter of 2000; Revenues Jumped 65%, to $85.2 Million, While EBITDA Soared 550% to $0.9 Million
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2000-05-15
- Jostens Reports Second-Quarter EBITDA Of $100.2 Million, Up 8 Percent Over 2000; School Products Business Improves Sales 6 Percent, EBITDA 9 Percent
- Business Editors
- Research articles 2001-08-02
- SEAGRAM ANNOUNCES HIGHER EBITDA OF $281 MILLION FOR SECOND QUARTER; All Three Operating Groups Contribute To Gains in Revenues, Cash Flow
- MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--August 30, 1995--The Seagram Company Ltd. today announced higher second quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization EBITDA of $281 million on reported revenues of $1.9 billion for the period ended July 31. These results compare to $194 million of EBITDA on revenues of $1.4 billion in the...
- Research articles 1995-08-30
- The Seagram Company Ltd. Announces Higher First Quarter EBITDA of $479 Million on Revenues of $2.9 Billion
- MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--October 30, 1996--The Seagram Company Ltd. today announced an eight percent increase in attributed earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization EBITDA from operations to $479 million on revenues of $2.9 billion for the first quarter ended September 30, 1996. In the comparable period last year, EBITDA was...
- Research articles 1996-10-30
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