The EV/EBITDA of Forbes & Company Limited is N/A
EV/EBITDA is enterprise value divided by earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization. It is a measure of how expensive a stock is and is more frequently valid for comparisons across companies than the price to earnings ratio. It measures the price (in the form of enterprise value) an investor pays for the benefit of the company’s cash flow (in the form of EBITDA).
= enterprise value / EBITDA
Price to earnings ratios are impacted by a company's choice of capital structure - companies which raise money via debt will have lower P/Es (and therefore look cheaper) than companies that raise an equivalent amount of money by issuing shares, even though the two companies might have equivalent enterprise values. A sample case is when a company with debt were to raise money by issuing shares of stock, and then used the money to pay off the debt, this company's P/E ratio would shoot up because of the increased number of shares - although nothing about the fundamental value of the business has changed. EV / EBITDA is unaffected by capital structure as enterprise value includes the value of debt, and EBITDA is available to all investors (debt and equity) as it excludes interest payments on that debt. It is ideal for analysts and potential investors looking to compare companies within the same industry.
Forbes & Company Limited manufactures, sells, and rents health, hygiene, and safety products in India and internationally. The company engages in manufacturing, selling, renting, and servicing vacuum cleaners, water filter cum purifiers, water and waste water treatment plants; and trading electronic air cleaning systems, small household appliances, digital security systems, fire extinguishers, etc. It also manufactures and trades in precision cutting tools, spring lock washers, and marking systems. In addition, the company offers note counting machines, electronic cash registers, point of sale machines, and various types of kiosks; Forbes Xpress that comprise sale of mobile recharge, and bill payments and money transfer; and transaction network and services, including maintenance, servicing and support services for kiosks and other devices. Further, it is involved in the real estate development activities, as well as rents out investment properties. Additionally, the company engages in the business of ship owners, charterers, etc. The company was founded in 1767 and is based in Mumbai, India. Forbes & Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shapoorji Pallonji and Company Private Limited.