I think that it's the articles colloquial expansion of EBIT. EBIT (Earnings Before Interest & Taxes) is a somewhat common financial metric. I think it is useful

I think that it's the articles colloquial expansion of EBIT. EBIT (Earnings Before Interest & Taxes) is a somewhat common financial metric. I think it is useful to look at if you have a concern that a business has tax/interest portions of their balance sheet that might be skewing the other measures of profitability.