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Segment EBITDA

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Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for one business segment, as an absolute dollar figure rather than a margin. It is how diversified industrial and chemical companies show which end-market is actually earning, since a consolidated number hides a strong segment subsidizing a weak one. Two health warnings: segment EBITDA is company-defined and typically excludes corporate overhead, so the segments will not sum to the consolidated figure; and the segment boundaries themselves are management's choice and get redrawn, which quietly breaks year-over-year comparisons.

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Accounts Payable · Adjusted EBITDA · Adjusted EBITDA Ex-SBC · Administered-Only Members · ADR · ARPU

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