{"id":1499,"date":"2013-06-21T00:12:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T00:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanecampbellcfo.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2023-04-20T19:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T19:24:18","slug":"what-is-ebitda-and-why-is-it-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/shane-campbell\/what-is-ebitda\/","title":{"rendered":"What is EBITDA, and why is it important?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is EBITDA?<\/h2>\n<p>EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.\u00a0 Put more simply, it is a gauge for outsiders to determine how much cash your business would generate if they bought it.\u00a0 Most businesses sell for 4-6 times EBITDA.\u00a0 Yes, EBITDA is very important.<\/p>\n<p>If you are planning to sell your business someday, don\u2019t shortchange yourself by understating your income or overstating your expenses in order to avoid income taxes.\u00a0 Every time you do that, you stand to lose 4 to 6 times that amount when your business goes up for sale.<\/p>\n<p>Let a B2B CFO\u00ae professional help you increase your EBITDA and answer the question: What is EBITDA? 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