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8i Acquisition 2 (8i Acquisition 2) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -1.80% (As of Jul. 2022)


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What is 8i Acquisition 2 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

8i Acquisition 2's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2022 was $110.46 Mil. 8i Acquisition 2's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2022 was $-1.99 Mil. 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2022 was -1.80%.

The historical rank and industry rank for 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

LAX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: -1.625
* 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) %. 8i Acquisition 2's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2022 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.


8i Acquisition 2 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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8i Acquisition 2 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

8i Acquisition 2 Annual Data
Trend Jul21 Jul22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -1.80

8i Acquisition 2 Quarterly Data
Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -0.26 -0.72 -1.80

Competitive Comparison of 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, 8i Acquisition 2'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.


8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 8i Acquisition 2's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



8i Acquisition 2 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.

8i Acquisition 2s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.986/110.45512
=-1.80 %

8i Acquisition 2's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.99 Mil.



8i Acquisition 2  (NAS:LAX) 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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8i Acquisition 2 (8i Acquisition 2) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
c/o 6 Eu Tong Sen Street, No. 08-13, Singapore, SGP, 059817
Website
8i Acquisition 2 Corp is a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Executives
Chen Wei Wen Kelvin director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07,, ONE PEMIMPIN SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Alfred Lim director C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPI, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Kim Hing Chan director C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPIN SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE U0 576151
David Francis Capes director C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPIN SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Daniel Tan officer: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPIN SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Steven John Sobak officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPIN SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Lim Thien Su Gerald director C/O 1 PEMIMPIN DRIVE #12-07, ONE PEMIMPI, SINGAPORE U0 576151
Alexander K. Arrow director PO BOX 3094, REDWOOD CITY CA 94064
Tan Meng Dong (james) director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer UNIT 2003 KINGKEY 100, TOWER B, 5015 SHENNAN EAST ROAD, LUOHU DISTRICT, SHENZHEN/GUANGDONG F4 518000
Kwong Yeow Liew director RM 2313-2315, BLOCK B, ZHONGSHEN GARDEN, SHENZHEN F4 518101
Yap Guan Hong William director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 6 EU TONG SEN STREET, #08-13 THE CENTRAL, SINGAPORE U0 059817
Ajay Rajpal director 6 EU TONG SEN STREET, #08-13 THE CENTRAL, SINGAPORE U0 059817
8i Holdings 2 Pte Ltd 10 percent owner C/O 6 EU TONG SEN STREET, #08-13 THE CENTRAL, SINGAPORE U0 059817

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