Understanding EBITDA: A Key Financial Metric

IMG
Instructor
Michael Stafferton
March 24, 2026 (Tuesday)
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
Duration: 60 Minutes
Webinar Id: 70281
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Overview:

EBITDA is a key metric of a corporate’s performance. This course explains what it is, how it is used (and where it cannot be used) and its limitations.

Why you should Attend:

Understanding EBITDA is fundamental to analyzing Corporate performance and therefore Valuation and Credit.

Areas Covered in the Session:

  • What we want to know about a Corporate: how much net cash is it generating?
  • Why don’t we just use Profit?
  • Why strip out Interest?
  • Why strip out Tax?
  • Why strip out Depreciation (of tangible assets) and Amortization (of intangible assets)?
  • Using EBITDA: multiples benchmark
  • EBITDA variations: Adjusted, Proforma
  • What does EBITDA miss?

Who Will Benefit:

  • All

Speaker Profile

Michael Stafferton has over twenty years’ experience of training and consulting with clients on a range of technical financial areas, based on his previous front-office market experience in derivatives and fixed income, arranging and executing transactions for governments, banks and corporates. Bank Regulation and Risk Management is a particular area of focus, together with other Capital Markets related areas, including in particular Securitisation. He invests a considerable amount of time keeping up with developments in the financial world, including crypto and stablecoins. His client-list comprises primarily central banks, investment banks, commercial banks, fund managers and insurers globally. He is an Associate with Moody’s Analytics.