Valuation: Comps & Precedents
What is EV/EBITDAX, and what comparability problem does it solve for oil & gas companies?
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EBITDAX is EBITDA before eXploration expense, and EV/EBITDAX is the standard earnings multiple for E&P companies. The problem it solves is accounting-driven: under successful-efforts accounting,…
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