Economic Value Added - EVA
A measure of a company's financial performance based on the residual wealth calculated by deducting cost of capital from its operating profit (adjusted for taxes on a cash basis). (Also referred to as "economic profit".)
The formula for calculating EVA is as follows:
= Net Operating Profit After Taxes (NOPAT) - (Capital * Cost of Capital)
Investopedia Commentary
This measure was devised by Stern Stewart & Co. Economic value added attempts to capture the true economic profit of a company.
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Understanding Economic Value Added
See also: Market Value Added-MVA, Net Operating Profit After Tax-NOPAT
Also spelled: EVA