Stands for 'earnings before interest and taxes' which is used as a measure of earnings performance of firms that is not clouded by changes in debt or equity types, or tax rules. Contexts: accounting; finance Found on http://www.econterms.com/glossary.cgi?query=EBIT
Earnings before interest and tax. Calculated by taking the pre-tax profit of a company and adding... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/EBIT.htm?id=1754&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of EBIT'>more</a>
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