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National Investment TrustMSW:NITL 43 EBITDA per Share is MWK as of . 20. GuruFocus rates MSW:NITL with a GF Score™ of 43/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 512 Asset Management companies, National Investment Trust ranks worse than 195312.3% on this metric.
National Investment Trust's EBITDA per Share for the
six
months ended in . 20 was MWK0.00.
National Investment Trust does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBITDA per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20.
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The historical rank and industry rank for National Investment Trust's EBITDA per Share or its related term are showing as below:
MSW:NITL's 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 10.9 * Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate only.
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National Investment Trust (MSW:NITL) EBITDA per Share Explanation
EBITDA is a cash flow measure that ignores changes in working capital. EBITDA minus Depreciation, and Amortization (DA) equals EBIT. EBIT is profit before interest and taxes. Of course, Interest and taxes need to be paid.
While depreciation and amortization expenses do not need to be paid in cash, assets - especially tangible assets - do need to be replaced over time. EBITDA is not a measure of profit in any sense. EBITDA is a measure of cash generation by a business where the uses of that cash may be more or less discretionary depending on the nature of the business.
The EBITDA of a TV station is largely discretionary. Owners may use much of the EBITDA generated by a TV station as they see fit. The EBITDA of a railroad is largely non-discretionary. Owners must use much of the EBITDA generated by a railroad to replace the physical assets of the railroad or the business will literally fall apart over time.
EBITDA can be thought of as the cash a business generates that is available to:
Add more inventory
Add more receivables
Replace property, plant, and equipment
Add more property, plant, and equipment
Pay interest
Pay taxes
And finally: pay owners
EBITDA is widely used in financial analysis because Depreciation and Amortization are not present day cash expenses. Depreciation and amortization are the spreading out of the costs of assets over the time in which those assets provide benefits. Today's depreciation and amortization expenses relate to assets bought in the past. The assets being expensed may or may not need to be replaced in the future. And the cost to replace the assets may be more or less than it was in the past. For this reason, the depreciation and amortization expenses a company records in the present year may have no relationship to the actual cash costs needed to maintain its assets in future years.
A company's depreciation expense depends on both its expectations about the assets it owns and its choice of accounting methods. Two companies owning identical assets may have different depreciation expenses because they have different expectations about the useful lives of those assets and because they make different accounting choices.
Analysts use EBITDA to remove this element of personal choice from a company's accounting statements. The use of EBITDA is an attempt to make the results of different companies more comparable and uniform.
Be Aware
Although depreciation is not a cash cost, it is a real business cost because the company has to pay for the fixed assets when they purchase them. Both Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger hate the idea of EBITDA because in this calculation, depreciation is not counted as an expense.
EBITDA over Revenue is a good metric for comparing the operating efficiencies between companies because EBITDA is less vulnerable to companies' accounting choices. For this reason, EBITDA is used in ranking the Predictability of Companies.
National Investment Trust EBITDA per Share Related Terms
National Investment Trust EBITDA per Share Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
National Investment Trust EBITDA per Share Calculation
EBITDA per Share is the amount of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) per outstanding share of the company's stock.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is what the company earns before it expenses interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
National Investment Trust's EBITDA per Share for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
National Investment Trust (MSW:NITL) has a EBITDA per Share of MWK as of . 20. EBITDA per share is the per-share amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on National Investment Trust and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, National Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 512 companies in the Asset Management industry.
Is National Investment Trust's EBITDA per Share too high?
National Investment Trust's current EBITDA per Share is MWK. Based on the distribution chart, National Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 512 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, National Investment Trust has a GF Score™ of 43/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does National Investment Trust's EBITDA per Share compare to ?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, National Investment Trust ranks #999999 out of 512 companies for EBITDA per Share. This places National Investment Trust in the lower half of its industry. The industry median EBITDA per Share is 10.90. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good EBITDA per Share for an Asset Management company?
The median EBITDA per Share among Asset Management companies is 10.90, based on 512 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a EBITDA per Share significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, EBITDA per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high EBITDA per Share mean?
A high EBITDA per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. EBITDA per share is the per-share amount of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on National Investment Trust and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median EBITDA per Share is 10.90 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. National Investment Trust's current EBITDA per Share is MWK. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is National Investment Trust stock overvalued right now?
National Investment Trust (MSW:NITL) has a current EBITDA per Share of MWK. The current EBITDA per Share is MWK. National Investment Trust's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is EBITDA per Share calculated?
EBITDA per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For National Investment Trust (MSW:NITL), the current EBITDA per Share is MWK as of . 20. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
National Investment Trust PLC is a closed-end collective investment scheme company. The principal objective of the company is to provide a vehicle to facilitate broad public participation in a diverse portfolio of equity investments in Malawi. Its portfolio consists of equity investments, bonds, property, equity of property companies, and money market investments. The investment portfolio is managed with a view to providing shareholders with a return by way of both annual income and capital growth. It derives revenue in the form of dividends and interest income.
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