what is ev ebitda 
ev ebitda is a financial ratio that compares a company s enterprise value to its earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization ebitda enterprise value is the economic value of a company the ratio is used to measure a company s return on investment roi the bottom lineanalysts and investors need ways to compare companies to provide recommendations accurate analysis and to make investment decisions the multiples approach allows for a simple way that companies can be analyzed and compared to one another and the overall industry 