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Financial Management

Question
CBSEENBS12004233

Explain the ‘Earning Before Interest and Taxes - EBIT’.

Solution

EBIT is that profit of the business from which the payment of interest and tax remains to be deducted. It is also known as the operating profit of business. This is an index of the profit earning capacity of the business. For example, the EBIT in case of two companies is rupees eight crore and ten crore respectively while their EAIT (Earning After Interest and Taxes) is five crore and four crore respectively. Here, it can be said that on the basis of EBIT the second company has a more profit earning capacity.