What is EBITDA?
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. A common operating profit proxy.

$100 − $70 costs = $30 EBITDA
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In real work
EBITDA margin improved 120 bps QoQ. Call out one-time charges in the footnotes.
In the illustration
Revenue pours in to $100 and the operating-cost drain takes $70 out; the I, T, D and A taps stay capped and the level gauge settles at $30.
Calculate EBITDA in your finance platform from the quarterly statements, with each add-back listed, and compare the margin to the last four quarters.
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