Other concepts:

Capital employed Is the total amount of capital used for

Ebit:
Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization
Ebitda:
Earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization
Ebitdal:
Earings before interest, axes,
depreciation, amortization and leasing
Nopat:
Net operating profit after taxes
Gopat:
Gross operating profit after taxes
Free cash flow
Economic profit
Economic value added (EVA)
Market value added (MVA)
Working capital
the acquisition of profits by a firm or
project.
Is a measure of a firm's profit that
includes all incomes and expenses
(operating and non-operating) except
interest expenses and income tax
expenses.
Is a measure of a company's operating
performance. Essentially, it's a way to
evaluate a company's performance
without having to factor in financing
decisions, accounting decisions or tax
environments.
Is a measure of a company's operating
performance.
Is earnings before interest and taxes
(EBIT) adjusted for the impact of taxes.
Is a measure of profit that excludes the
costs and tax benefits of debt
financing. Put another way, NOPAT is
earnings before interest
and taxes (EBIT) adjusted for the
impact of taxes.
Represents cash a company can
generate after accounting for capital
expenditures needed to maintain or
maximize its asset
Is the difference between the revenue
received from the sale of an output and
the opportunity cost of the inputs used.
In calculatingeconomic profit,
opportunity costs are deducted from
revenues earned.
Is a measure of a company's financial
performance based on the residual
wealth calculated by deducting its cost
of capital from its operating profit,
adjusted for taxes on a cash basis.
Is a financial calculation that measures
the capital that investors have
contributed to a company in excess of
the market
The capital of a business which is used
 in its day-to-day trading operations,
calculated as the current assets minus
the current liabilities.
Net working capital Is the difference between a company's
current assets and current liabilities. A
positive net working capital indicates a
company has sufficient funds to meet
its current financial obligations and
invest in other activities.