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Synaptics (Synaptics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -0.64% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Synaptics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,657 Mil. Synaptics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30 Mil. Synaptics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.64%.

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

SYNA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: 3.12   Max: 11.52
Current: -0.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Synaptics was 11.52%. The lowest was -3.64%. And the median was 3.12%.

SYNA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
71.31% of 997 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 2.04 vs SYNA: -0.88

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) %. Synaptics's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.50%. 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.


Synaptics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Synaptics Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 9.62 2.68 7.24 5.36

Synaptics 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) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.61 7.11 5.36 0.93 -0.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Synaptics'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.


Synaptics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Synaptics 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=181.5/3388.300518
=5.36 %

Synaptics'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 $-30 Mil.



Synaptics  (NAS:SYNA) 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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Synaptics (Synaptics) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1109 McKay Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131
Synaptics Inc is a global producer of semiconductor solutions for the mobile, PC, and Internet of Things markets. The company develops human interface solutions that enable touch, display, fingerprint, video, audio, voice, AI, and connectivity functions for smartphones, PCs, Internet of Things products, and other electronic devices. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from China. The company operates in one segment: the development, marketing, and sale of semiconductor products used in electronic devices and products.
Executives
Vikram Gupta officer: See Remarks 1109 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
John Mcfarland officer: SVP and General Counsel 1251 MCKAY DR., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Dean Warren Butler officer: See Remarks C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Saleel Awsare officer: See Remarks C/O SIGMA DESIGN, INC., 47467 FREMONT BLVD., FREMONT CA 94538
Michael E. Hurlston director, officer: See remarks below 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Kiva A. Allgood director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Vivie Lee director 126 SIERRA POINT ROAD, BRISBANE CA 94005
James L Whims director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kermit Nolan officer: See Remarks 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jeffrey D Buchanan director C/O SMITH & WESSON, 2100 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Patricia Lorraine Kummrow director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Craig Browning Stein officer: Please see remarks C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Nelson C Chan director C/O SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED, 1251 MCKAY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Susan J Hardman director 1001 MURPHY RANCH ROAD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Richard L Sanquini director 14087 LOMA RIO DR, SARATOGA CA 95070

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