Lassiter Motors has a debt-equity ratio of 0.45 and total debt of $186,000.The firm's market-to-book ratio is 2.6.The earnings before interest and taxes is $69,200,interest is $26,400,depreciation and amortization total $87,100,and the tax rate is 34 percent.What is the firm's EV to EBITDA ratio if the firm has $31,000 in cash?

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Market value of equity = ($186,000 / 0.45)× 2.6 = $1,074,666.67 EV/EBITDA = ($1,074,666.67 + $186,000 − $31,000)/ ($69,200 + $87,100)= 7.87

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