Valuation: Comps & Precedents
Should stock-based compensation be added back to EBITDA in comps?
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It's a debated convention - the key interview point is consistency across the set. SBC is a real economic cost (it dilutes shareholders), so many analysts and value-focused investors do NOT add it…
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