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Sphere Entertainment Co (Sphere Entertainment Co) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 1.69% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sphere Entertainment Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Sphere Entertainment Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,114.0 Mil. Sphere Entertainment Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $35.8 Mil. Sphere Entertainment Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69%.

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

SPHR' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -376.75   Med: 3.24   Max: 608.17
Current: 1.52

During the past 7 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Sphere Entertainment Co was 608.17%. The lowest was -376.75%. And the median was 3.24%.

SPHR's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
55.71% of 1050 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.9 vs SPHR: 1.52

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) %. Sphere Entertainment Co'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.


Sphere Entertainment Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Sphere Entertainment Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Sphere Entertainment Co Annual Data
Trend Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -243.90 4.03 -12.27 12.87

Sphere Entertainment Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.82 -7.32 12.87 6.48 1.69

Competitive Comparison of Sphere Entertainment Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sphere Entertainment Co'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.


Sphere Entertainment Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sphere Entertainment Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sphere Entertainment Co 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.

Sphere Entertainment Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=275.43/2139.16581
=12.88 %

Sphere Entertainment Co'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 $35.8 Mil.



Sphere Entertainment Co  (NYSE:SPHR) 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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Sphere Entertainment Co (Sphere Entertainment Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10121
Sphere Entertainment Co is live entertainment and media company. The firm creates, writes, cast, produce, and tour shows and events. The company's portfolio includes Sphere, a next-generation entertainment medium to the world. The group has three reportable segments which include Entertainment, MSG Networks, and Tao Group Hospitality.
Executives
David Granville-smith officer: Executive Vice President TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Gregory Brunner officer: SVP, Controller & PAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Carl E Vogel director C/O SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Gautam Ranji officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Isiah Iii Thomas director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Philip Gerard D'ambrosio officer: Interim CFO, Treasurer & Sec. TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13(d) Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Zeppetella Courtney M officer: SVP, Controller & CAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
David F. Byrnes officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jamal H Haughton officer: EVP & General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Joseph F Yospe officer: SVP, Controller & PAO 551 5TH AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10176
Andrea Greenberg officer: President/CEO-MSG Networks 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joel M. Litvin director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10011
Scott S Packman officer: EVP & General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Mark H Fitzpatrick officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121