Earnings growth has been slower, with a 2.5% EBITDA-per-share growth rate in the last five years.
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The company said it expects adjusted EBITDA ex-litigation costs to be positive in the quarter.
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Lawson noted that the price is 2.5X revenues, 12x non-GAAP EBITDA and 23 non-GAAP EPS for the 12 months ended February 28.
Western Digital has a 30.4 percent 10-year EBITDA growth rate, and a 4.5-star Business Predictability rank.
Even with the buybacks, he thinks the company can reduce its net debt-to-EBITDA ratio from 4.2x in 2010 to 3x in 2011, 2.2x in 2012 and 1.7x in 2013.
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He notes that the stock continues to trade at a discount to its peers, such as Kroger (KR) and Safeway (SWY) based on p-e ratios and price-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) multiples.
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Management's guidance includes Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Regulation G.
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The company sees adjusted EBITDA of 10%-11% of revenue, down from 28.8% a year ago.
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Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 23.8 percent, compared with 22.4 percent in second-quarter 2010.
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The result has been top decile EBITDA margins, 15-20% cash flow growth and 7-11% organic revenue growth.
Moreover, managers report that some companies are hiring and investing more aggressively, which is also putting a damper on near-term EBITDA gains.
Segment EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 23.1 percent in second-quarter 2012, compared with 22.6 percent in first-quarter 2012 and 23.8 percent in second-quarter 2011.
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Grambling expects Whole Foods to see accelerating double-digit EBITDA growth versus moderating growth at traditional grocers and other supermarkets such as Kroger and Safeway.
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The story says the stock is priced at 7.6x EBITDA, almost two-thirds less than the valuation a year ago, and near a 2008 record low.
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For 2012, wireline operating income margin was 0.2 percent and wireline EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) was 21.3 percent, including the negative impact of fourth-quarter storm recovery.
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The company did in fact draw a bid with a double-digit EBITDA valuation, but decided its growth rate could push it to a higher valuation later.
With enterprise value (stock plus debt minus cash) at just seven times operating income (in the sense of Ebitda), O-I is in line with another big packager, Crown Holdings (95% of it metal), and is cheaper than Ball Corp.
With enterprise value (stock plus debt minus cash) at just seven times operating income (in the sense of Ebitda), O-I is in line with another big packager, Crown Holdings (95% of it metal), and is cheaper than Ball Corp. (nyse: BLL - news - people ), whose enterprise multiple is nine.
In fourth-quarter 2012, wireless operating income margin was 24.0 percent and segment EBITDA margin on service revenues (non-GAAP) was 41.4 percent, down 80 basis points from fourth-quarter 2011.
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As crude oil and compensates prices increase, this will push the EBITDA margin back to pre-recession levels.
He estimates that PayPal had 3-4x more EBITDA than Skype in 2010.
The optimists see EBITDA growth in the mid-to-high single digits next year.
Not least, she says iRobot is on track to achieve its three-year goals of mid-to-high teens revenue growth and mid-to-high adjusted EBITDA margin.
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Verizon has been very successful dealing with the integration challenges of past mergers, and the fact that the company posts stronger EBITDA margins than equally merger-happy SBC bodes well for this coupling, he says.
However, heightened competition in Chinese skin care market in such an event would warrant increased spending on marketing and advertising by all players, which could erode away the EBITDA margins in the short-term (2011-13), but a significant upside is almost unquestionable.
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While the EBITDA margins for Gillette have already declined over 2008-10 behind razors sold at highly discounted prices, we currently forecast EBITDA margins to rise gradually as consumers come back to buy blades.
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Debt-service coverage is defined as EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, relative to the current portion of long-term debt and interest.
Internet and catalog retailers, in contrast, can and do get by with below-average EBIT and EBITDA margins precisely because they employ less capital than the average company.
Should these organic means begin to slow, management is also involved in acquiring and integrating complimentary businesses, which has helped them bring their EBITDA margins up from the mid-teens to 30%.
The company expects an adjusted EBITDA margin for 2013 in the low-to-mid 20% range.
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