Non-operating activities include interest expenses, tax rates, and large non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization. By removing the non-operating effects, EBITDA gives investors the ability to focus on the profitability of their operations.
Thomas Edison once speculated: Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
From Creativity - Beyond the Myth of Genius, by Robert W. Weisberg. ...creative refers to novel products of value, as in The airplane was a creative invention. Creative also refers to the person who produces the work, as in, ?Picasso was creative.