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Assessing profitability: shortfalls of traditional measures.(Selected Topic)(Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation)
Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation. Sounds simple, right? Tiffs is not always the case. Lenders, investors, management and other interested parties use EBITDA as one of the key measures of financial health. But how reliable is it?
EBITDA is used as the foundation for times earnings-based business valuation methodologies, financial covenants and determining debt service capability among other things. This can motivate businesses to attempt to represent EBITDA in the most positive light. The temptation to do so is greater still when a business is in trouble. Whether used as a yardstick of profitability and ongoing business value or a basis for ...
- CTE Achieves EBITDA of $39 Million for the 2002 Second Quarter, Reflecting 15%...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 23, 2002 700+ words
...consolidated basis we achieved revenue growth of 5%, EBITDA growth of 15% and a 49% EBITDA margin. "These results were driven by the continued...balance sheet through reduced debt - our debt to EBITDA ratio is now at 1.2 times. Given our excellent...
- Moody's Puts Ebitda in Perspective.
- Newspaper article from: High Yield Report Staff, Editorial July 17, 2000 700+ words
...information about a company's sources...facilities. Ebitda Does Not Consider...Especially for Companies with Short...cash - make Ebitda a poor basis...flow among companies. Ebitda is Not a Common...for the same company depending on...
- CTE Achieves EBITDA of $140 Million for the 2001 Full Year, Reflecting 26%...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 12, 2002 700+ words
...Commonwealth Telephone Company Achieves 5% Access Line Growth and 65% EBITDA Margin in Fourth Quarter...8% and consolidated EBITDA was just over $140 million...Commonwealth Telephone Company's ("CT") EBITDA grew 8% to nearly...
- CTE Achieves EBITDA of $39 Million for the 2002 First Quarter, Reflecting 22%...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 2, 2002 700+ words
...Commonwealth Telephone Company Achieves 4% Access Line Growth...Revenue Growth; and 64% EBITDA Margin in First Quarter...Net Access Lines, Achieve EBITDA of $7.6 million and 36.6% EBITDA Margin in First Quarter...
- Moody's Puts Ebitda Use in Perspective.(earnings before interest, taxes,...
- Newspaper article from: Bank Loan Report Iyer, Savita July 3, 2000 700+ words
...information about a company's sources...facilities. 3. Ebitda Does Not Consider...Especially for Companies with Short...cash - make Ebitda a poor basis...flow among companies. 7. Ebitda is Not a Common...for the same company depending on...
- WARNING USE OF EBITDA MAY BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR CAREER.(earnings before...
- Magazine article from: Strategic Finance KING, ALFRED M. September 1, 2001 700+ words
...back. And presto! We now have a company with a positive EBITDA. The company can be compared to all the other Internet firms on an EBITDA basis. Few analysts like to compare companies on a "price/loss ration." A...
- When a Company Touts Its EBITDA, Look for More Information.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 8, 2002 700+ words
...mistakenly assume that EBITDA represents the amount of cash that a company generates. Although EBITDA and cash flow...the same in some companies, in most instances...That's because EBITDA doesn't take...the cash that a company pays to service...
- Suzano Papel e Celulose Reports 1Q06 Results: Ebitda Margin Recovers to 33.4%...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 19, 2006 700+ words
...total paper net sales, in 1Q06. -- Ebitda margin up 5.3 percentage points from...Income (2,996) 152,188 90,983 Ebitda 190,468 195,133 211,566 Net Income per share (0.0106) 0.5360 0.3205 Ebitda Margin 28.1% 33.4% 36.5% Net...
