What is Emmis Communications Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
Emmis Communications's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was $0.00 Mil.
Emmis Communications's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2020 was $-24.72 Mil. Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 was -126.58%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
EMMSP.PFD'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3349 Med: 6.8 Max: 3357.5
Current: -769.23
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Emmis Communications was 3357.50%. The lowest was -3349.00%. And the median was 6.80%.
EMMSP.PFD's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 2.88
vs EMMSP.PFD: -769.23
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) %. Emmis Communications's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2020 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.
Emmis Communications Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Emmis Communications'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.
Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Emmis Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.
Emmis Communicationss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2020 is calculated as
Emmis Communications's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-24.72 Mil.
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.
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Emmis Communications (Emmis Communications) Business Description
Emmis Corp, formerly Emmis Communications Corp is a diversified media company principally focused on radio broadcasting. The company owns and operates radio and magazine entities in large and medium-sized markets throughout the United States. Its operations have aligned into two business segments: Radio and Publishing. A vast majority of revenue is generated from the Radio segment. The company generates revenue in the form of Advertising; Circulation, which includes revenues from digital and home delivery subscriptions; Nontraditional, which includes ticket sales and sponsorship of events on their stations and magazine conduct; LMA(Local Marketing Agreement) Fees; and other revenues.
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