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First-Year IB Analyst Comp, Realistically

At a bulge bracket bank in a major financial hub, a first-year investment banking analyst typically starts around 100,000 to 110,000 dollars in base salary, with a bonus that can add another 50,000 to over 100,000 dollars depending on the bank and the year. Elite boutique banks often pay a bit more in both base and bonus to compete for the same talent. The catch is the hours: 70 to 90 hour weeks are common, which puts the effective hourly rate well below what the headline number suggests.

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EBITDA, Explained Like You're 12

EBITDA stands for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. In plain terms, it's a company's profit from just running its core business, before the effects of debt, taxes and accounting write-offs get mixed in. Investors like it because it makes it easier to compare two companies' underlying performance, even if one has a lot more debt or older equipment than the other.

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What is MOIC, and how is it calculated?

MOIC, or multiple of invested capital, measures how many times over an investor gets their original investment back. It's calculated as total cash returned to the investor divided by total cash invested. A MOIC of 3.0x means the investor got back three dollars for every dollar they originally put in.

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First-Year IB Analyst Comp, Realistically

EBITDA, Explained Like You're 12

What is MOIC, and how is it calculated?

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