EBITDA

In accounting, EBITDA stands for "Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization" (sometimes named OIBDA for operating income before depreciation and amortization). Which as the name suggests is earnings excluding expenses from depreciation, amortization, interest, and taxes (earnings + ITDA), in the order they usually appear on the income statement, up to down. It's the operating income with expenses for depreciation and amortization backed out.

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Depreciation: Depreciation is an estimate of the decrease in the value of an asset, caused by "wear and tear", obsolescence, or impairment. The use of depreciation affects a company's (or an individual's) financial statements, and, in some countries, their taxes....

Amortization: In business, amortization is the allocation of a lump sum amount to different time periods.In computer science amortization is the calculation of a program's use of system resources....

Interest: In finance, interest has three general definitions....