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      "text": "EBITDA compares operating performance before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.",
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        "Net income basis | EBITDA = Net income + interest + taxes + depreciation + amortization | Rebuild from bottom-line profit",
        "Operating income basis | EBITDA = Operating income + depreciation + amortization | Focus on operating performance",
        "Adjusted EBITDA should only be compared when adjustment items and reconciliation are documented."
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        "Include | Profit, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization for the same period and scope | Keeps the numerator auditable",
        "Exclude | Capex, working-capital movement, principal repayment, timing of cash tax payments | EBITDA does not capture them"
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        "text": "EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that adds back interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. It helps compare operating performance across capital structures and accounting profiles, but it is not cash flow, net income, or enterprise value itself.",
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          "Use it to compare operating performance across companies with different capital structures or tax rates.",
          "Use it as an initial comparison metric in M&A, lending, valuation, and budget reviews."
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          "Fix the starting point, period, and adjustments, then reconcile to financial statements.",
          "Do not decide from EBITDA alone. Check it with operating income, free cash flow, and net income."
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          "Revenue quality | Price, volume, mix, renewal rate, one-time revenue | Separates durable improvement from temporary lift",
          "Cost structure | Gross margin, people cost, support cost, operating leverage | Explains whether improvement scales",
          "Adjustment policy | Add-backs such as one-time costs or stock-based compensation | Determines comparability"
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          "Ignoring capex and working capital can overstate cash generation.",
          "Adjusted EBITDA can be flexible, so each adjustment needs evidence."
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          "Using EBITDA as a cash-flow substitute hides capex and working-capital needs.",
          "Too many adjustments can make performance look better than the underlying business."
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        "text": "Example: if operating income is 500 million yen, depreciation is 200 million yen, and amortization is 100 million yen, EBITDA on an operating-income basis is 800 million yen.",
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          "Operating Income | Operating profit | EBITDA adds back depreciation and amortization",
          "Cash Flow | Movement of cash | EBITDA does not directly show cash spending or working capital"
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          "Free Cash Flow | Checks cash that remains | Prevents overreading EBITDA",
          "EBITDA Margin | EBITDA as a percentage of revenue | Used for profitability comparison"
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        "answer": "No. EBITDA is a comparison-oriented profit metric and does not directly include capex, working capital, or cash taxes."
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