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BuzzFeed (BuzzFeed) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -12.90% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BuzzFeed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

BuzzFeed's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $330.6 Mil. BuzzFeed's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-42.6 Mil. BuzzFeed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -12.90%.

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

BZFD' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -51.21   Med: -18.24   Max: 1.61
Current: -17.3

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of BuzzFeed was 1.61%. The lowest was -51.21%. And the median was -18.24%.

BZFD's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
77.82% of 577 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.02 vs BZFD: -17.30

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) %. BuzzFeed's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00%. 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.


BuzzFeed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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BuzzFeed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

BuzzFeed Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 0.12 -21.55 -12.90

BuzzFeed Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -21.55 -13.44 -24.88 -26.32 -12.90

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

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, BuzzFeed'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.


BuzzFeed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, BuzzFeed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



BuzzFeed 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-42.645/330.623
=-12.90 %

BuzzFeed's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-42.6 Mil.



BuzzFeed  (NAS:BZFD) 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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BuzzFeed (BuzzFeed) Business Description

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Address
229 West 43rd Street, New York, NY, USA, 10036
BuzzFeed Inc is a tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches hundreds of millions globally through its cross-platform news and entertainment network. The company produces articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; lifestyle content through brands including Tasty, the world's largest social food network; original reporting and investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and HuffPost; an industry- leading affiliate business, strategic partnerships, licensing and product development through BuzzFeed Commerce; and original productions across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms for BuzzFeed Studios.
Executives
Johnson John S. Iii other: Member of 10% Group C/O CRM MANAGEMENT, PO BOX 778, NEW YORK NY 10013
Matthew Omer officer: CFO C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 229 W. 43RD ST., NEW YORK NY 10036
Comcast Corp 10 percent owner ONE COMCAST CENTER, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2838
Janet L Rolle director 75 WEST 125TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10027
Joan Lordi Amble director AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10285
David Arroyo officer: Chief Legal Officer 229 W. 43RD ST., NEW YORK NY 10036
Daniel Weinstein officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 229 W. 43RD ST., NEW YORK NY 10036
Marcela Martin officer: President C/O SQUARESPACE, INC., 225 VARICK STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Johnson Bf, Llc other: Member of 10% Group C/O CRM MANAGEMENT, PO BOX 778, NEW YORK NY 10013
Adam Rothstein director, officer: Executive Chairman 101 CROSS HWY, WESTPORT CA 92610
Gregory Coleman director C/O MEREDITH CORP., 1716 LOCUST STREET, DES MOINES IA 50309
Phuong Dao Nguyen officer: Publisher C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 111 EAST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10003
Christian Baesler officer: Chief Operating Officer 111 EAST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10003
Felicia Dellafortuna officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 111 EAST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10003
Rhonda Powell officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O BUZZFEED, INC., 111 EAST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10003