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Metro Systems PCL (BKK:MSC) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 12.71% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Metro Systems PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Metro Systems PCL's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿2,577 Mil. Metro Systems PCL's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ฿328 Mil. Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 12.71%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:MSC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.47   Med: 12.87   Max: 21.82
Current: 13.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Metro Systems PCL was 21.82%. The lowest was 6.47%. And the median was 12.87%.

BKK:MSC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
86.69% of 2479 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.21 vs BKK:MSC: 13.73

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Metro Systems PCL's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 12.60%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Metro Systems PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Metro Systems PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Metro Systems PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.87 9.85 11.49 8.55 12.50

Metro Systems PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.53 14.10 11.38 12.50 12.71

Competitive Comparison of Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metro Systems PCL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Metro Systems PCL Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Metro Systems PCLs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=367.953/2943.613
=12.50 %

Metro Systems PCL's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ฿328 Mil.



Metro Systems PCL  (BKK:MSC) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Metro Systems PCL (BKK:MSC) Business Description

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Address
400 Chalermprakiat Rama IX Road, Nong Bon, Prawet, Bangkok, THA, 10250
Metro Systems Corp PCL is a Thailand-based company. Together with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in trading computers and equipment, software, supplies, office equipment, and related services. It operates in four segments namely Sales of computers and equipment, Installation software, Sales supplies, and office equipment; and Rental and other services. It derives key revenue from Sales of computers and equipment, and the Installation software segment. Some of its product includes Systems and servers, Supplies and peripherals, E-Business Solution, Software, and Services.