Glossarytaught in M3.06
EV to EBIT
Also called EV/EBIT, enterprise value to EBIT.
Enterprise value divided by operating profit. The same construction as the EBITDA multiple with depreciation left in.
That same company trades at 13.56 times EBIT, against 9.72 times EBITDA.
Leaving depreciation in is a deliberate choice, and often the better one. Depreciation approximates the capital consumed in the year, so the EBIT version penalises the business that needs heavy replacement spending, and that's what an owner cares about.
Where depreciation policies differ sharply between two companies, the EBITDA version is more comparable and the EBIT version is more faithful to the economics.
Compute both and look at the gap.