# Understanding EBITDA: What Lenders and Buyers Look For.  S9E1

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Podcast: [The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-not-boring-boring-small-business-bookkeeping-and-accounting-podcast-6371272)
Published: 2026-04-23T09:00:00+00:00
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Your profit might be lying to you. Not all profit tells the truth. In this episode, Paul breaks down EBITDA, a key number that banks, buyers, and investors use to evaluate your business. While your standard profit and loss includes expenses like interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, EBITDA strips those out to show what your business actually earns at its core. That matters if you’re thinking about selling, merging, or simply understanding how healthy your business really is. A comp...

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