Four Decades Of Data Show EBITDA Is The Best Valuation Metric
Rupert Hargreaves2017-07-18T14:32:23-04:00
Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the best valuation metric of them all?
I think that, every time you saw the word EBITDA [earnings], you should substitute the word “bullshit” earnings. – Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger famously isn’t a fan of EBITDA earnings, but if a new research paper from Columbia Business School is to be believed, investors should not be so quick in disregarding this financial metric.
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