Entries by Al Statz

Famed Investor: References to EBITDA make us shudder …

… does management think the tooth fairy pays for capital expenditures? Article Published December 6, 2010 — North Bay Business Journal This title is a quote from Warren Buffett’s letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway’s 2000 annual report. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is a good financial metric to use in analyzing, comparing […]

Five Phases of the Business Sale Process

Article originally published on August 21, 2010 — North Bay Business Journal Remember the story about the chicken and pig that walk past a diner advertising “bacon and eggs” for breakfast? The chicken enthusiastically endorses the menu. The pig replies, “For you it’s all in a day’s work. For me it’s total commitment!” Most company […]