EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation) is a financial metric that measures a company’s operating performance by excluding certain non-operating expenses. It provides an indication of a company’s profitability before accounting for interest, taxes, and non-cash expenses.
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To calculate EBITDA, follow these steps:
Determine the company’s net income: Obtain the net income figure from the company’s income statement. Net income is the total revenue minus all operating expenses, interest, and taxes.
Add back interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation: Identify the interest expense, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation from the company’s financial statements. Add these values back to the net income obtained in step 1.
Calculate EBITDA: Sum up the net income, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation figures to calculate the EBITDA.
The formula for calculating EBITDA is:
EBITDA = Net income + Interest + Taxes + Depreciation + Amortisation
EBITDA is commonly used as a measure of a company’s cash flow and profitability, as it provides insight into its operating performance without considering non-operating factors. However, it’s important to note that EBITDA has limitations and should be used alongside other financial metrics and analysis when evaluating a company’s financial health.
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