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See the operating story behind portfolio EBITDA.

Connect each company’s data to the way your team evaluates performance. Separate growth, cost pressure, and one-time changes across the portfolio.

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What explains the EBITDA change at this portfolio company?

April → May

Pricing and volume added $500k. Higher operating costs offset $300k of the improvement.

Change in adjusted ebitda+$200,000
Adjusted EBITDAUSD, millions
$3.0MApril
$3.2MMay
April$3.0M
May$3.2M
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Operating costs: $300,000

Additional operating hours increased costs before approved EBITDA adjustments.

10,000 additional hours × $30 hourly cost= $300,000 decrease
Source reference

Operating ledger · Labor hours

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