{"id":2615,"date":"2009-02-23T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/02\/23\/roi-eps-ebitda-financial-alphabet-soup-for-procurement-professionals\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T10:17:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T14:17:17","slug":"roi-eps-ebitda-financial-alphabet-soup-for-procurement-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/roi-eps-ebitda-financial-alphabet-soup-for-procurement-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"ROI, EPS, EBITDA:  Financial Alphabet Soup For Procurement Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope that you have enjoyed the article \u201cProcurement ROI &amp; Other Executive Terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>In case you missed it, this article defines financial terms that have made their way into the manner in which executives evaluate procurement performance. 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