Lojas Quero-Quero S.A. is a Brazilian retailer that specializes in building materials in the country by number of stores. The company operates 579 stores in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo, focusing on the South and Midwest. Its main business model is retail, offering a complete solution in building materials, as well as complementary categories such as appliances and furniture. In addition, Lojas Quero-Quero has a relevant Financial Services arm focused on offering and managing its own credit card, the “VerdeCard”. This card is used both for purchases at chain stores and at other affiliated establishments. Credit and collection management is a core component of a company's financial operations.
Market capitalization, or "market cap", is the aggregate market value of a company represented in a dollar amount. Since it represents the “market” value of a company, it is computed based on the current market price (CMP) of its shares and the total number of outstanding shares.
Enterprise value (EV) measures a company's total value, often used as a more comprehensive alternative to equity market capitalization. EV includes in its calculation the market capitalization of a company but also short-term and long-term debt and any cash or cash equivalents on the company's balance sheet.
The enterprise value-to-revenue multiple (EV/R) is a measure of the value of a stock that compares a company's enterprise value to its revenue. EV/R is one of several fundamental indicators that investors use to determine whether a stock is priced fairly. The EV/R multiple is also often used to determine a company's valuation in the case of a potential acquisition. It's also called the enterprise value-to-sales multiple.
The enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization ratio (EV/EBITDA) compares the value of a company—debt included—to the company's cash earnings less non-cash expenses. It's best to use the EV/EBITDA metric when comparing companies within the same industry or sector. Typically, when evaluating a company, an EV/EBITDA value below 10 is seen as healthy.
It follows the same logic as the EV/EBITDA indicator, but instead of EBITDA, EBIT is used, which considers non-cash D&A expenses in the company's operating result.
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