Cygne and its factor use EBITDA as a supplemental financial measure to assess the financial performance of its assets without regard to financing methods and capital structure. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating income and cash flow from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA excludes some items that affect net income and operating income. In the year ended January 31, 2006, the impairment of fixed assets at its Guatemala facility of $978,000 has been included in the EBITDA reconciliation and Cygne refers to the reconciliation as Adjusted EBITDA Since these items may vary among other companies, EBITDA as presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
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