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Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure, which we define as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, certain non-cash
and/or non-recurring items (which items do not contribute directly to our evaluation of operating results), and interest income, other income and income tax
benefit (which items are not components our core business operations). Adjusted EBITDA provides management with an understanding of earnings before
the impact of investing and financing transactions and income taxes, and the effects of aforementioned items that do not reflect the ordinary earnings of
our operations. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income
(loss) or other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP and has certain limitations, including:
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unit-based compensation expense, which has been excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because the amount of such expenses in any specific period may
not directly correlate to the underlying performance of our business operations, has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant
recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
the intangible assets being amortized, and property and equipment being depreciated, may have to be replaced in the future, and the non-GAAP
financial measures do not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditures or other capital
commitments; and
non-GAAP measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should be considered alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss and our other
financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other
companies.
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