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System1 (System1) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -20.70% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is System1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

System1's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $400.3 Mil. System1's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-110.1 Mil. System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -20.70%.

The historical rank and industry rank for System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

SST' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -73.78   Med: -27.46   Max: 5.41
Current: -32.47

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of System1 was 5.41%. The lowest was -73.78%. And the median was -27.46%.

SST's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
95.41% of 1110 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 5.55 vs SST: -32.47

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) %. System1'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.


System1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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System1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

System1 Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -20.70

System1 Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 - -47.62 -48.08 -15.90 -20.70

Competitive Comparison of System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, System1'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.


System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where System1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



System1 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.

System1s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-82.884/400.3101
=-20.70 %

System1'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 $-110.1 Mil.



System1  (NYSE:SST) 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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System1 (System1) Business Description

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Address
4235 Redwood Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA, 90066
System1 Inc develops technology and data science to operate a responsive acquisition marketing platform. It serves customers in the areas of health and wellness, automotive, personal finance, travel, and entertainment. The company's segment includes Owned and Operated Advertising (O&O); Partner Network and Subscription. It generates maximum revenue from the Owned and Operated Advertising (O&O) segment.
Executives
Stanley Blend 10 percent owner C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Cannae Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC., 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Taryn Jogi Naidu director C/O DEMAND MEDIA, INC., 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, FIFTH FLOOR, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Lone Star Friends Trust 10 percent owner 2301 BROADWAY STREET, SAN ANTONIO TX 78215
Tridivesh Kidambi officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Christopher Stephen Phillips director, 10 percent owner C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Ryan R. Caswell director 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 89134
Cannae Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 1701 VILLAGE CENTER CIRCLE, LAS VEGAS NV 18934
John Civantos director C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Moujan Kazerani director C/O TAILWIND ACQUISITION, 1545 COURTNEY AVENUE, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Caroline Horn director C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Paul Filsinger officer: President C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Elizabeth Sestanovich officer: Chief People Officer C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Jennifer Mindy Prince director C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010
Brian Coppola officer: Chief Product Officer C/O TREBIA ACQUISITION CORP., 41 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10010

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