PortEBITDA — What Is It?
Operating profit plus depreciation and amortization—an approximation of the cash generated by the business.
Explanation
An acronym for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It allows for comparison of companies with different debt levels and asset ages, as it excludes costs not directly resulting from current operations.
It has a significant limitation: the excluded depreciation and amortization represent real asset wear and tear that will eventually need to be replaced. A company with high EBITDA and consistently negative cash flow is not healthy — it's just well-described.
Example
Operating profit of 120 million PLN plus depreciation and amortization of 40 million PLN gives EBITDA of 160 million PLN.
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