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Vivid Seats (Vivid Seats) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 5.68% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vivid Seats Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Vivid Seats's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,487.1 Mil. Vivid Seats's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $84.4 Mil. Vivid Seats's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.68%.

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

SEAT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 4.05   Max: 9.49
Current: 9.49

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vivid Seats was 9.49%. The lowest was 0.97%. And the median was 4.05%.

SEAT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
79.72% of 577 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0 vs SEAT: 9.49

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) %. Vivid Seats'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.


Vivid Seats Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Vivid Seats Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Vivid Seats Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- - 1.86 5.61 5.68

Vivid Seats Quarterly Data
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 5.61 7.39 6.45 7.67 5.68

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

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Vivid Seats'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.


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

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

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



Vivid Seats 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=84.447/1487.13432
=5.68 %

Vivid Seats'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 $84.4 Mil.



Vivid Seats  (NAS:SEAT) 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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Vivid Seats (Vivid Seats) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
24 E. Washington Street, Suite 900, Chicago, IL, USA, 60602
Vivid Seats Inc is an online ticket marketplace for connecting fans to live events and artists. It is the official ticketing partner of brands in the entertainment industry providing tickets for sports, concerts, theatres, and comedy. It operates in two segments namely marketplace and resale.
Executives
Edward Pickus officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jonathan Miles Wagner officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Riva Bakal officer: SVP, Strategy & Product C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Hoya Topco, Llc 10 percent owner C/O KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP, 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Emily T Epstein officer: General Counsel 101 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Craig A. Dixon director C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
David E. Morris officer: General Counsel C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sbt Investors Llc 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENWICH CT 06830
Todd L Boehly director, 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Eldridge Industries, Llc 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Horizon Sponsor, Llc 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jane E. Deflorio director 3000 N.W. 107TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33172
Post Portfolio Trust, Llc 10 percent owner 600 STEAMBOAT ROAD, SUITE 200, GREENWICH CT 06830
Security Benefit Life Insurance Co /ks/ 10 percent owner ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE, TOPEKA KS 66636-0001
Julie D. Masino director C/O VIVID SEATS INC., 111 N. CANAL STREET, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60606

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