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  • EBITDA vs retained earnings

    From aruns@700:100/33 to All on Fri Jun 13 10:09:15 2025
    Am I right in thinking that, given retained earnings is net income minus any dividend payments to shareholders, retained earnings factors in more expenses that EBITDA, which just covers interest, taxes, depreciation and appreciation? So retained earnings will also cover expenses like employee compensation packages?

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  • From k9zw@700:100/37 to aruns on Wed Jun 25 14:14:50 2025
    On 13 Jun 2025, aruns said the following...

    Am I right in thinking that, given retained earnings is net income minus any dividend payments to shareholders, retained earnings factors in more expenses that EBITDA, which just covers interest, taxes, depreciation
    and appreciation? So retained earnings will also cover expenses like employee compensation packages?

    EBITDA is a non-cash measurement, as it adds back certain payments made.

    It is not directly related to the specificity of a firm's ability to "cover expenses."

    There are some awesome quick training courses on understanding financial report basics.

    ... Unzip... expand... What kind of pervert came up with this?

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@700:100/20 to aruns on Wed Jun 25 08:11:39 2025
    aruns wrote to All <=-

    Am I right in thinking that, given retained earnings is net income
    minus any dividend payments to shareholders, retained earnings factors
    in more expenses that EBITDA, which just covers interest, taxes, depreciation and appreciation? So retained earnings will also cover expenses like employee compensation packages?

    My new boss is our CFO. I'll ask him so I can look finance-aware. :)



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  • From k9zw@700:100/37 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jun 26 16:53:03 2025
    On 25 Jun 2025, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

    aruns wrote to All <=-

    Am I right in thinking that, given retained earnings is net income minus any dividend payments to shareholders, retained earnings factor in more expenses that EBITDA, which just covers interest, taxes, depreciation and appreciation? So retained earnings will also cover expenses like employee compensation packages?

    My new boss is our CFO. I'll ask him so I can look finance-aware. :)

    Try not to make yourself look finance-n00bish?

    ... I don't have the time for a hobby. I have a computer.

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