pro forma

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The pro forma net debt-to-Ebitda ratio of 4 is above Citi’s assumption, but not that concerning given the cash-generative profile of the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

On a pro forma basis, excluding the assets it spun off earlier this year into a company called Versant, revenue rose 11%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The deal makes it a much larger company with pro forma sales of $2.7 billion and Ebitda of almost $500 million.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

There are some pro forma jokes about the sensitivities of the young, with Greg getting into not-very-hot water over misunderstood references to “white whale” and the Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

But once again the doom and gloom was mostly pro forma.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown