Explore the strengths and pitfalls of EBITDA. Understand how it differs from cash flow and its role in assessing a company's financial health.

Financial and accounting acronyms can be confusing and daunting, but they don't have to be. Two of the most commonly used acronyms that publicly companies reference is EBIT and EBITDA. EBIT refers to ...

Founding partner of CEO Advisory Guru, LLC. Best-selling author of The Private Equity Playbook and The Exit-Strategy Playbook. Many entrepreneurs — and this may be true of you, too — want to reduce ...

Most owners of printing and packaging companies are generally familiar with EBITDA, EBITDA multiples, and the effect they have on the valuation of their businesses. Because buyers of businesses in ...

EV/EBITDA is a valuation ratio that compares the total valuation of a company to EBITDA, which is a rough approximation of a business' cash flow generation capability. This article explains the uses ...

Learn how EBITD gauges profitability before taxes and depreciation. Understand its benefits and limitations to better evaluate financial performance.