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A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:
A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:


i. The chosen capital structure; or
#The chosen capital structure; or


ii. Taxation.
#Taxation.


The purpose of the measure being to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses.
 
The purpose of the PBIT measure is to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses, cleaned of any distortions caused by different capital structures or different tax positions.





Revision as of 20:14, 17 November 2015

(PBIT).

A measure of the operating profitability of a business, before taking account of the effects of either:

  1. The chosen capital structure; or
  1. Taxation.


The purpose of the PBIT measure is to facilitate comparability of underlying businesses, cleaned of any distortions caused by different capital structures or different tax positions.


See also