Adjusted EBITDA Calculation
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP
We define Adjusted EBITDA as income (loss) before discontinued operations, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, changes in LIFO reserve, other non-operating income (expense) and non-cash share-based compensation expense (income). We believe Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of operating performance because it allows management, investors and others to evaluate and compare our core operating results, including our return on capital and operating efficiencies, from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (interest expense from our outstanding debt), asset base (depreciation and amortization), tax consequences, changes in LIFO reserve (a non-cash charge/benefit to our consolidated statements of operations), other non-operating items and non- cash share-based compensation. Furthermore, we use Adjusted EBITDA for business planning purposes and to evaluate and price potential acquisitions. In addition to its use by management, we also believe Adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used by securities analysts, investors and others to evaluate the financial performance of our company and other companies in the plastic films industry. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently, and therefore our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), cash flows from operating activities and other measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant and necessary components to the operations of our business, and, therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should only be used as a supplemental measure of our operating performance.
The following is a reconciliation of our net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to Adjusted EBITDA:
| AEP INDUSTRIES Adjusted EBITDA Calculation Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA |
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| Third Quarter | July YTD | Third Quarter | July YTD | |
| Fiscal 2010 | Fiscal 2010 | Fiscal 2009 | Fiscal 2009 | |
| (in thousands) | (in thousands) | (in thousands) | (in thousands) | |
| Net (loss) income | $3,746 | $(2,651) | $5,417 | $29,112 |
| Provision (benefit) for taxes | 2,532 | (1,307) | 1,921 | 17,005 |
| Interest Expense | 3,804 | 11,414 | 3,759 | 12,052 |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 5,252 | 15,978 | 4,787 | 14,151 |
| Decrease (increase) in LIFO reserve | (11,070) | 6,205 | 5,039 | (21,322) |
| Other non-operating (income) expense | (54) | (280) | 234 | 586 |
| Non-cash share-based compensation | 341 | 1,266 | 1,858 | 3,005 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $4,551 | $30,625 | $23,015 | $49,304 |