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General Electric Co. (GE)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

General Electric Co., EBITDA calculation

USD $ in millions

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12 months ended Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014
Net earnings (loss) attributable to the Company (22,355) (5,786) 8,831  (6,126) 15,233 
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest (88) (270) (291) 331  112 
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes (1,726) (308) (954) (7,495) (112)
Add: Income tax expense 583  (3,043) (464) 6,486  1,772 
Earnings before tax (EBT) (20,134) (8,791) 9,030  8,186  17,229 
Add: Interest and other financial charges 5,059  4,869  5,025  3,463  9,482 
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (15,075) (3,922) 14,055  11,649  26,711 
Add: Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment 5,562  5,139  4,997  4,847  9,283 
Add: Amortization of intangible assets 2,662  —  —  —  — 
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (6,851) 1,217  19,052  16,496  35,994 

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-24), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27).

Item Description The company
EBITDA To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. General Electric Co.’s EBITDA declined from 2016 to 2017 and from 2017 to 2018.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

General Electric Co., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 152,131 
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (6,851)
Ratio
EV/EBITDA —
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors
3M Co. 12.81
Danaher Corp. 22.92
Honeywell International Inc. 14.79
EV/EBITDA, Sector
General Industrials 32.27
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Industrials 15.63

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26).

If company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.

Otherwise, if company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

General Electric Co., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2018 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2015 Dec 31, 2014
Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 154,405  196,136  308,838  372,010  497,126 
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 (6,851) 1,217  19,052  16,496  35,994 
Ratio
EV/EBITDA3 — 161.16 16.21 22.55 13.81
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors
3M Co. 14.32 15.16 13.21 11.91 12.79
Danaher Corp. 18.47 17.93 17.88 15.88 13.67
Honeywell International Inc. 12.69 14.21 12.71 11.10 11.83
EV/EBITDA, Sector
General Industrials 30.72 22.96 15.02 16.94 13.40
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Industrials 15.02 15.26 13.29 11.89 11.61

Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-23), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-24), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-26), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27).

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2018 Calculations

3 EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 154,405 ÷ -6,851 = —

Ratio Description The company
EV/EBITDA EV/EBITDA is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. General Electric Co.’s EV/EBITDA ratio increased from 2016 to 2017 but then declined significantly from 2017 to 2018.