Spreadym

OCTOBER 27, 2023

EBITDA is often used in financial analysis and business valuation because it provides a more standardized and consistent measure of a company's operating performance, especially when comparing companies with different capital structures or when assessing their ability to generate cash from operations.

Financial Analysis 59

Financial Analysis Valuation GAAP Accounting Principles 59

CFO Share

MARCH 14, 2022

A Quality of Earning report, also called a QOE or QofE report, helps investors understand the historic earnings and forward-looking performance of the business through rigorous financial analysis. Financial audits do not weigh in on the outlook of the company—a Quality of Earnings Report does.

Auditing 52

Auditing GAAP Accounting Principles Profit and Loss 52

Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 13, 2015

The auditors uncovered a horrific mistake that the previous accountant didn’t catch: We were accounting for our revenue completely wrong (non-GAAP) and we had to re-state our financials, something you never want to do in your business. Look at Groupon!). Two years, 60 employees and $8.6

CFO 52

CFO Tax Planning GAAP Budgeting 52

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

For instance, I have always computed the present value of lease commitments in future years and treated that value as debt, a practice that IFRS and GAAP have adopted in 2019, but that computation requires explicit disclosures of lease commitments in future years.

Valuation 52

Valuation Currencies Numbers Corporate Finance 52