EBITDA stands for Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization. This is a popular measure because it gives you an idea about a company’s operating profitability. EBITDA serves as a proxy for operating profit, and some financial professionals say that it is one of the best quick and dirty proxies for operating cash flow. You can also use it as a profitability multiple to estimate how much a company can be sold for. You’ll often hear investment professionals say that an entity has an enterprise value of 5x EBITDA. Before acquiring a firm, for instance, buy-side investors send their due diligence consultants, typically represented by a big 4 company, to adjust EBITDA.

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