No, this is not the country bordering Wakanda.
EBITA
stands for
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
. It’s basically a measure of a company’s profit. It separates the company’s expenses from how much money it made in order to get a good idea of how the company is performing.
EBITA
haters say that it’s like a wave of a fairy godmother’s magic wand, it can make the least profitable companies look like they are the prettiest girls in the club wearing red bottoms and rollin’ in dough. But when interest payments and taxes are factored in, ish gets real. This is like getting paid from work and telling everyone you have 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 M’s in my bank account and you haven’t even paid your bills yet. Even 21 Savage would tell you it’s not what you make but what you keep that matters.
EBITA
does have some followers though. They say it is a useful tool in comparing companies to one another and to the overall industry.
EBITA
has been useful in comparing tech companies who have to spend crazy loot on frequent upgrades.
EBITA
gives investors an indication of how much money they made before they had to spend that money. It is also helpful in checking out start-up companies who have borrowed money and are technically not profitable yet.
Though
EBITA
is useful, it should never be the only thing you consider when buying a stock. Make sure to do a full background check before purchasing.