Enterprise & Equity Value
Why is EV/EBITDA generally considered more comparable across companies than EV/revenue or P/E?
Model answer
EV/EBITDA neutralizes both capital structure (EV and EBITDA are pre-interest, unlike P/E) and many accounting choices (it's pre-D&A and pre-tax). EV/revenue is even more capital-structure neutral but…
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