In a slightly slowing but still hot RIA M&A landscape, we are seeing an increasing number of private-equity firms favoring ...

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There are all sorts of ways in which investors measure the financial health of a company. They’ll look at sales and cash flow. They’ll consider various assets and any outstanding debt. Beyond these ...

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EBITDA is a way of evaluating a company’s performance without factoring in financial decisions or the tax environment. The literal meaning of EBITDA is ‘earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation ...

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 ...

Investing comes with risk, so it’s necessary to thoroughly research investments before you make them. One popular metric that analysts and other financial advisors use for determining the success of a ...

If you read the business pages for any length of time, you’re likely to come across a rather clunky acronym: Ebitda. What does it mean, and why does anyone use it? Ebitda is a way of measuring profit ...

When it comes to earnings results, there are a slew of metrics companies report out. Net income or loss, revenue, gross margin, operating income or loss – it takes a watchful eye with experience to ...