RTL Group (WBO:RTL) EBIT : €656 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)

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What is RTL Group EBIT?

RTL Group's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €446 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €656 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. RTL Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.53%. RTL Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 52.73%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. RTL Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.06%.

RTL Group EBIT Historical Data

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

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RTL Group EBIT Chart

RTL Group Annual Data

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Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

EBIT

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1,193.00

908.00

1,906.00

800.00

656.00

RTL Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															686.00	452.00	348.00	210.00	446.00

Competitive Comparison of RTL Group's EBIT

For the Broadcasting subindustry, RTL Group'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.

RTL Group's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, RTL Group's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

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

RTL Group 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 Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €656 Mil.

RTL Group (WBO:RTL) EBIT Explanation

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

RTL Group's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Jun. 2023 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	832 * ( 1 - 16.03% )	/	( (7222	+	7447)	/ 2 )
=	698.6304	/	7334.5
=	9.53 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=	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	))
=	9541	-	1870	-	( 449	-	max(0, 3138	-	4193	+	449	))
=	7222

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	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	))
=	9662	-	1454	-	( 761	-	max(0, 2857	-	4541	+	761	))
=	7447

Note: The Operating Income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) data.

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

RTL Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Jun. 2023		Q: Dec. 2023
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	892	/	( ( (604 + max(1140, 0))	+	(527 + max(1112, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	892	/	( ( 1744	+	1639 )	/	2 )
=	892	/	1691.5
=	52.73 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1906	+	14	+	1824)	-	(1870	+	0	+	734)
=	1140

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(1230	+	9	+	2401)	-	(1454	+	0	+	1074)
=	1112

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

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

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	656	/	5023.701
	=	13.06 %

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RTL Group (WBO:RTL) Business Description

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RTL Group SA is a broadcasting television company with interests in television channels, video-on-demand platforms, and radio stations. The company has three main areas of business: broadcast, content, and digital. Broadcast includes television and radio; content includes content production and distribution, and digital includes online video and advertisement technology. Business segments include Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, Groupe M6, Fremantle, RTL Nederland, and Other segments. The company's business units primarily operate in Europe, predominantly in Germany, France, and the Netherlands.