underlying
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The company also expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization — a measure of underlying profitability — of about $233 million, which would beat the current FactSet consensus of $184.5 million.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Prof Amy Orben, digital mental health expert at Cambridge University, said it was important the companies and their underlying business models were held to account.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The Founders didn’t conflate theology with virtue or believe religion has meaning without the underlying common morals it imparts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Crosscurrents in the underlying data helped temper the 15.7% month-over-month rise in gasoline prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
The stories seem to be different stories, but the underlying structure is always the same, in any part of the world, at any time.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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