Earnings before interest and taxes

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In accounting and finance, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also called operating profit or operating income is a measure of a firm's profit that excludes interest and income tax expenses.^[1] It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then operating income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.^[2]
EBIT = Revenue – Operating expenses (OPEX) + Non-operating income
Operating income = Revenue – Operating expenses^[1]
A professional investor contemplating a change to the capital structure of a firm (e.g., through a leveraged buyout) first evaluates a firm's fundamental earnings potential (reflected by Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization EBITDA and EBIT), and then determines the optimal use of debt vs. equity.
To calculate EBIT, expenses (e.g., the cost of goods sold, selling and administrative expenses) are subtracted from revenues.^[3] Profit is later obtained by subtracting interest and taxes from the result.

Statement of Income — Example (figures in thousands)
Revenue
Sales Revenue	$20,438
Operating Expenses
Cost of goods sold	$7,943
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$8,172
Depreciation and amortization	$960
Other expenses	$138
Total operating expenses	$17,213
Operating income	$3,225
Non-operating income	$130
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)	$3,355
Financial income	$45
Income before Interest Expense (IBIE)	$3,400
Financial expense	$190
Earnings before income taxes	$3,210
Income taxes	$1,027
Net Income	$2,183

(Table info source: Bodie, Z., Kane, A. and Marcus, A. J. Essentials of Investments, McGraw Hill Irwin, 2004, p. 452.)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bodie, Z., Kane, A. and Marcus, A. J. Essentials of Investments, McGraw Hill Irwin, 2004, p. 452. ISBN 0-07-251077-3
^ http://www.investorwords.com/3460/operating_income.html Operating income definition
^ http://www.investorwords.com/1631/EBIT.html EBIT definition

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