Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits

Re:Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits by mey on Monday April 25, 2016 @05:13PM (#11567410)

Is there another standard model that is better at representing the company (either from a company or investors perspective)?

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Re:Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits by asmithmd1 on Monday April 25, 2016 @05:44PM (#11567618)

EBITDA - earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization - is often used for companies that don't have large pieces of equipment that wear out.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/ebitda.asp

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Re:Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits by frivoal on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @02:51AM (#11569911)

You still need to go through GAAP (or some other ruleset) to figure out what goes into the E I T D and A of the EBITDA.

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Re:Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits by abannin on Monday April 25, 2016 @05:47PM (#11567640)

Does there need to be one? Yes, there is IFRS.

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