Operating Profit vs. EBITDA

Are you curious to learn the difference between operating profit and EBITDA? 🤔 Let's get started!

Are you curious to learn the difference between operating profit and EBITDA? 🤔

Let's get started!

💡 Operating profit is the amount of money a company earns after subtracting operating expenses from total revenue 💸.

💡EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) = money a company earns before subtracting taxes, interest, and other non-operating expenses 💰.

Think of it like this: Operating profit is like your paycheck after taxes, while EBITDA is like your paycheck before taxes. 🤑

Except companies also have other economy-based fees like interest, depreciation, and amortization on top of taxes! 🙈

If a company earns $100 in total revenue and has $30 in operating expenses, its operating profit is $70. 💪

On the other hand, if that same company spends $20 on non-operating expenses, like taxes, their EBITDA would be $80. 🧮

It's important to note that operating profit and EBITDA are both used in different situations. 🤑

Operating profit is used to measure the profitability of a company's core operations. 📊

EBITDA is used to measure a company's ability to generate cash flow and to compare the performance of different companies. 💵

Now you know that Operating Profit gives the full picture, while ETBIDA is just profit before things like taxes 🥳

Use both of these investment stats as you explore more stocks! 💰

Test your knowledge

Which of the following includes all expenses, beyond business costs?

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A company earns $100. They spend $30 to make products. They pay $10 in taxes.

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A company earns $100. They spend $30 to make products. They pay $100 in taxes.

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