EBIT Definition

EBIT is Earnings Before Interest and Tax. EBIT is an indicator of a companys financial performance calculated as revenue less expenses excluding tax and interest. It is sometimes referred to as operating earnings.

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EXCESS EARNINGS is that amount of anticipated benefits that exceeds a fair rate of return on the value of a selected asset base (often net tangible assets) used to generate those anticipated benefits.

CROSS-ACCOUNTING is non-cash payment through the delivery of goods or services to satisfy a liability; a very common practice between subsidiaries of a company. See IN-KIND.

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