Nikola (MIL:1NKLA) EBIT : €-559.99 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Nikola EBIT?

Nikola's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-170.36 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €-559.99 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Nikola's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -66.91%. Nikola's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -151.32%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. Nikola's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was -205.84%.

Nikola EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nikola's EBIT can be seen below:

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Nikola EBIT Chart

Nikola Annual Data

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-79.20

-302.76

-607.44

-660.57

-708.08

Nikola Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-349.33	-136.35	-133.66	-119.62	-170.36

Competitive Comparison of Nikola's EBIT

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Nikola's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nikola's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Nikola's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nikola's EV-to-EBIT falls into.

Nikola EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-559.99 Mil.

Nikola (MIL:1NKLA) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Nikola's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2024 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2024 ))	/ count )
=	-523.92 * ( 1 - 0% )	/	( (792.942	+	773.129)	/ 2 )
=	-523.92	/	783.0355
=	-66.91 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	1031.11	-	99.972	-	( 238.131	-	max(0, 261.37	-	399.566	+	238.131	))
=	792.942

	Invested Capital		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	933.475	-	110.124	-	( 178.669	-	max(0, 302.538	-	352.76	+	178.669	))
=	773.129

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Nikola's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2024		Q: Sep. 2024
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-681.44	/	( ( (458.947 + max(-108.873, 0))	+	(441.71 + max(-87.371, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-681.44	/	( ( 458.947	+	441.71 )	/	2 )
=	-681.44	/	450.3285
=	-151.32 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(37.011	+	57.722	+	44.085)	-	(99.972	+	0	+	147.719)
=	-108.873

	Working Capital		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(46.647	+	68.544	+	31.502)	-	(110.124	+	0	+	123.94)
=	-87.371

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Nikola's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	-559.993	/	272.050
	=	-205.84 %

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Nikola Corp is a technology innovator and integrator, working to develop inventive energy and transportation solutions. It works on a business model that enables customers and fleets to integrate next-generation truck technology, hydrogen fueling and charging infrastructure, and related maintenance. It operates in two business units: Truck and Energy. The Truck business unit and Energy business unit. The Truck business unit is engaged manufacturing and selling FCEV and BEV trucks that provide, environmentally friendly, cost effective solutions to the trucking sector. The Energy business unit is engaged in developing and constructing a network of hydrogen fueling stations to meet hydrogen fuel demand for the Company's customers.

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