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EBITDA | A method of entity business valuation which is based on: | ||
(i) Accounting Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and | |||
(ii) The ratio of entity value to EBITDA of a comparable business (or a comparable group of businesses). | |||
EBITDA multiple = Total value of firm ÷ EBITDA. | |||
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For example | |||
For example, the total entity value of Company A is $750m and its relevant EBITDA is $150m. | |||
Company A's EBITDA multiple: | |||
= $750m/$150m | |||
= 5 times. | |||
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== See also == | The EBITDA multiple can also be used as a very simple comparison or estimation model, for corporate valuation. | ||
In another case, say comparable EBITDA multiples for an unlisted Company B are 6, and its relevant EBITDA is $30m. | |||
The total entity value of Company B's business can be estimated on this basis as: | |||
6 x $30m | |||
= $180m. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Earnings multiples]] | * [[Earnings multiples]] | ||
* [[EBITDA]] | * [[EBITDA]] | ||
* [[Price to earnings ratio]] | |||
Revision as of 16:31, 19 November 2014
1.
A method of entity business valuation which is based on:
(i) Accounting Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and
(ii) The ratio of entity value to EBITDA of a comparable business (or a comparable group of businesses).
EBITDA multiple = Total value of firm ÷ EBITDA.
2.
For example, the total entity value of Company A is $750m and its relevant EBITDA is $150m.
Company A's EBITDA multiple:
= $750m/$150m
= 5 times.
3.
The EBITDA multiple can also be used as a very simple comparison or estimation model, for corporate valuation.
In another case, say comparable EBITDA multiples for an unlisted Company B are 6, and its relevant EBITDA is $30m.
The total entity value of Company B's business can be estimated on this basis as:
6 x $30m
= $180m.
