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Unity Software (Unity Software) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -4.52% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Unity Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Unity Software's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17,091 Mil. Unity Software's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-773 Mil. Unity Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.52%.

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

U' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.77   Med: -4.85   Max: -0.6
Current: -7.48

During the past 6 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Unity Software was -0.60%. The lowest was -9.77%. And the median was -4.85%.

U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
75.88% of 2844 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs U: -7.48

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) %. Unity Software'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.


Unity Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Unity Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Unity Software Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.68 -1.27 -7.26 -4.52

Unity Software Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 -7.26 -6.79 -5.10 -6.01 -4.52

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, Unity Software'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.


Unity Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Unity Software 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-773.265/17090.57708
=-4.52 %

Unity Software'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 $-773 Mil.



Unity Software  (NYSE:U) 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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Unity Software (Unity Software) Business Description

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Unity Software Inc provides a software platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D content. The platform can be used to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. The business is spread across the United States, Greater China, EMEA, APAC and Other Americas, of which key revenue is derived from the EMEA region. The products are used in the gaming industry, architecture and construction sector, animation industry, and designing sector.
Executives
Tomer Bar-zeev director, officer: President, Grow C/O IRONSOURCE LTD., 121 MENACHEM BEGIN STREET, TEL AVIV L3 6701203
Anirma Gupta officer: SVP, General Counsel C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mark Barrysmith officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Michelle K. Lee director C/O ALARM.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 8281 GREENSBORO DRIVE, SUITE 100, TYSONS VA 22102
Marc Whitten officer: SVP & GM, Create Solutions C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30-3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Luis Felipe Visoso director C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Carol W. Carpenter officer: SVP & Chief Marketing Officer 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
David Helgason director C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30 - 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
James M Whitehurst director, officer: Interim CEO and President IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Silver Lake Group, L.l.c. director, 10 percent owner 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John S. Riccitiello director, officer: President and CEO 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Robynne Sisco director 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Shlomo Dovrat director 16 ABBA EBAN AVENUE, HERZELIYA L3 46725
Clive Downie officer: SVP & Chief Marketing Officer 699 8TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ingrid Lestiyo officer: SVP & GM, Operate Solutions C/O UNITY SOFTWARE INC., 30-3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103