Gah! Maybe it's just me and my lack of understanding of large corporate financing, but my past job history means that just seeing "EBITDA" or having it spelled

Gah! Maybe it's just me and my lack of understanding of large corporate financing, but my past job history means that just seeing "EBITDA" or having it spelled out makes me twitch. Probably because both companies where "positive EBITDA" was a relevant phrase no longer exist.