Valuation

EV / EBITDA

Compares the market price with operating profit before depreciation and amortization or with an earnings, sales, cash -flow or book-value base. It does not say whether a company is good; it translates growth expectations, risk and profitability into a comparab

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EV / EBITDA

enterpriseValueOverEbitda · Valuation
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Definition
Compares the market price with operating profit before depreciation and amortization or with an earnings, sales, cash-flow or book-value base. It does not say whether a company is good; it translates growth expectations, risk and profitability into a comparable number.
Calculation
Enterprise value / EBITDA.
Uses
Useful for comparing similar businesses and spotting gaps between price, quality and growth. Weak for cyclicals away from mid-cycle, banks with operating multiples, early biotech and companies without normalized profits. Cross-check DCF, own history, peers, FCF yield, ROIC and debt.
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