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United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS)
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
Medium level of difficulty
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
United Parcel Service Inc., EBITDA calculation
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-25), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27).
| Item | Description | The company |
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| 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. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s EBITDA increased from 2016 to 2017 but then slightly declined from 2017 to 2018. |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current
United Parcel Service Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
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| CSX Corp. | |
| FedEx Corp. | |
| Union Pacific Corp. | |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | |
| Industrial Transportation | |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | |
| Industrials | |
Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical
United Parcel Service Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
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Based on: 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-21), 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-25), 10-K (filing date: 2015-02-27).
3 2018 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
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4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
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| EV/EBITDA | Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. | United Parcel Service Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio declined from 2016 to 2017 but then increased from 2017 to 2018 not reaching 2016 level. |