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Earnings Before Interest Taxation Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) measures profitability. It's important to note that EBITDA can be misleading as a cash flow evaluation tool because it does not take into account cash used to fund working capital or replace old equipment. EBITDA = Revenue - Expenses (excluding interest, tax, depreciation and amortization)

Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, lease and principal payments. It is a common benchmark used to ascertain the ability for one to produce enough cash to repay his/her debts. It is calculated by: DSCR = (Annual Net Income + Amortization/Depreciation + Interest Expense + other non-cash and discretionary items (such as non-contractual management bonuses)) / (Principal Repayment + Interest payments + Lease payments

Also known as credit score, Fair Isaac Company (FICO) scoring is a formula for credit risk assessment that is believed to be highly predictive of future payment risk. The borrower's score is derived by weighing credit information at a snapshot in time and assessing "points" for each piece of information. The information is taken from a credit bureau file and scores are based on credit information only. The borrower's score is calculated based on assigned numerical values for certain credit characteristics. The higher the overall score, the less risk there is for the lender. High risk characteristics include bankruptcy, non-bankruptcy derogatory public record, charge-offs or loans defaults, repossessions, serious delinquency. Other weighted characteristics are number and age of trade lines, presence of derogatory trade line information, current level of indebtedness, types of credit available (revolving vs. installment), amount of time credit has been in use, credit inquiries.