The EV/EBITDA of Adairs Limited is 8.42
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.
Adairs Limited operates as a specialty retailer of home decoration and furnishing products in Australia and New Zealand. It operates in two segments, Adairs and Mocka. The company offers bedroom, bathroom, furniture, homewares, and kid's products, as well as gifts. It sells its products under various brands and through online stores. The company was formerly known as Home & Decor Holdings Pty Ltd and changed its name to Adairs Limited in May 2015. Adairs Limited was founded in 1918 and is based in Scoresby, Australia.