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Energous (Energous) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -769.23% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Energous Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Energous's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.75 Mil. Energous's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-20.55 Mil. Energous's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -769.23%.

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

WATT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -57452.43   Med: -32.87   Max: 6785.1
Current: 5000

During the past 12 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Energous was 6785.10%. The lowest was -57452.43%. And the median was -32.87%.

WATT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.14 vs WATT: 5000.00

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) %. Energous's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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.


Energous Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Energous Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Energous Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -99.01 -52.36 -78.74 -62.11 833.33

Energous Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -102.04 -666.67 333.33 833.33 -769.23

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

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Energous'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.


Energous's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Energous's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Energous 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-21.74/-2.6598504
=817.34 %

Energous's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-20.55 Mil.



Energous  (NAS:WATT) 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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Energous (Energous) Business Description

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Address
3590 North First Street, Suite 210, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Energous Corp is a development stage technology company. It is developing a technology named WattUp, which will enable RF (radio frequency) based wire free charging for electronic devices. The firm believes that its technology will be utilized in the internet of things devices, smartphones, tablets, e-book readers, keyboards, mice, remote controls, rechargeable lights, cylindrical batteries and other devices with similar charging requirements. Its business strategy is to become a supplier and licensor of its technology to companies who design, manufacture and market devices to consumers, military, industrial and other users.
Executives
Cesar Johnston officer: Senior VP, Engineering 303 RAY STREET, PLEASANTON CA 94566
William T Mannina officer: Acting CFO (Interim) 2300 ORCHARD PARKWAY, C/O SYMMETRICOM, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Sheryl Wilkerson director C/O ENERGOUS CORPORATION, 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Rahul G. Patel director C/O ENERGOUS CORPORATION, 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET STE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
J Michael Dodson director 1220 N. SIMON CIRCLE, ANAHEIM CA 92806
David Earle Roberson director
Neeraj Sahejpal officer: Senior VP, Product Marketing C/O ENERGOUS CORPORATION, 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian J Sereda officer: Vice President & CFO 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kathleen A Bayless director 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Daniel W Fairfax director 1421 MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Reynette K. Au director C/O ENERGOUS CORPORATION, 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET STE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Michael Noonen director C/O 8X8 INC, 2445 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos director 3590 NORTH FIRST STREET, SUITE 210, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Stephen R Rizzone director, officer: CEO and President METVANTAGE INC, 201 CONTINENETAL BLVD SUITE 201, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
John Gaulding director C/O MONSTER WORLDWIDE INC, 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017