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Body Central (Body Central) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -416.67% (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Body Central Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Body Central's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $0.0 Mil. Body Central's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was $-54.0 Mil. Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -416.67%.

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

BODY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 4.845
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Body Central's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was -105.85%. 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.


Body Central Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Body Central Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Body Central Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 9.79 8.73 15.72 -95.24

Body Central Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 -26.88 -95.24 -526.32 -303.03 -416.67

Competitive Comparison of Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Body Central'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.


Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Body Central's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Body Central 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.

Body Centrals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-30.916/57.119534
=-54.13 %

Body Central's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-54.0 Mil.



Body Central  (OTCPK:BODY) 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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Body Central (Body Central) Business Description

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Body Central Corp is a multi-channel specialty retailer offering apparel and accessories. The company operates specialty apparel stores under the Body Central and Body Shop banners as well as a direct business comprised Boy central catalog and e-commerce website. Its products include tops, dresses, bottoms, jewelry, lingerie, accessories, and shoes. The company markets and sells its products under Bodycentral, Sexy stretch and Lipstick lingerie brand labels.
Executives
683 Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner C/O 683 CAPITAL GP, LLC, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
683 Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ari Zweiman director C/O 683 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Solas Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Tucker Golden Frederick 10 percent owner C/O SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Donna R Ecton director C/O BODY CENTRAL CORP., 6225 POWERS AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32217
Thomas W Stoltz officer: COO & CFO 611 BAINBRIDGE STREET, SUITE 100, C/O CARLOTZ, INC., RICHMOND VA 23224
John K Haley director C/O GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES, INC. 110 NORTH WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606
Allen Weinstein other: Former President and CEO C/O BODY CENTRAL CORP., 6225 POWERS AVENUE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32217
Martin P Doolan director 150 THORN HILL DR., WARRENDALE PA 15095
Richard J Williams 10 percent owner 125 HIGH STREET, 26TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110

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