Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash charges, income tax expense, interest and other expense, and any impairment of mining assets, less non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries, interest and other income, and any royalty portfolio restructuring gains or losses. Other companies may define and calculate this measure differently. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the performance of our royalty portfolio. Adjusted EBITDA identifies the cash generated in a given period that will be available to fund the Company’s future operations, growth opportunities, shareholder dividends and to service the Company’s debt obligations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Below is a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA:
For The Years Ended June 30, |
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(Unaudited, in thousands) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||
Net income | $ | 73,409 | $ | 98,309 | $ | 77,299 | $ | 29,422 | $ | 41,357 |
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 85,020 | 75,001 | 67,399 | 53,793 | 32,578 | |||||
Non-cash employee stock compensation | 5,701 | 6,507 | 6,494 | 7,279 | 2,921 | |||||
Restructuring on royalty interests in mineral properties | — | 1,328 | — | — | — | |||||
Loss on available-for-sale-securities | 12,121 | — | — | — | — | |||||
Royalty portfolio restructuring gain | — | — | — | — | (33,714) | |||||
Interest and other income | (2,902) | (3,836) | (5,088) | (6,360) | (3,192) | |||||
Interest and other expense | 25,117 | 7,705 | 7,740 | 3,809 | 984 | |||||
Income tax expense | 63,759 | 54,710 | 38,974 | 14,164 | 21,857 | |||||
Non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries | (1,402) | (2,108) | (2,646) | (2,039) | (1,085) | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 260,805 | $ | 237,616 | $ | 190,172 | $ | 100,068 | $ | 61,706 |