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.
If you are a tense, moody neurotic, take heart - you may also be a creative genius. A new theory suggests that neurotic misery and imagination go hand-in-hand. It could explain why so many original thinkers, such as the famously neurotic Vincent Van Gogh, suffered for their art.