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💰 Is EBITDA giving you the full picture—or hiding the financial truth?

In this no-fluff episode of VPOD.ai, we dive deep into the most misunderstood metric in finance: EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization).

📉 Often marketed as a cleaner view of profitability, EBITDA is loved by executives and leveraged in M&A deals—but also slammed by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger as potentially deceptive.

🎧 What you’ll learn:

• What EBITDA really means and how it’s calculated
• Why investors and analysts use it—and the hidden dangers behind it
• Real-world examples of how EBITDA can mislead
• When it’s useful (like in bank lending or buyouts)
• Smarter metrics to watch: Free Cash Flow, Net Income, and more
• How to spot “adjusted earnings” red flags in company reports

🧠 Whether you're investing, analyzing a deal, or just trying to decode a balance sheet—this episode arms you with critical financial insight.

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