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Warby Parker (Warby Parker) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -4.43% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Warby Parker's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,623.6 Mil. Warby Parker's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-72.0 Mil. Warby Parker's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.43%.

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

WRBY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.3   Med: -5.76   Max: -2.85
Current: -5.29

During the past 5 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Warby Parker was -2.85%. The lowest was -16.30%. And the median was -5.76%.

WRBY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
61.2% of 848 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 0.19 vs WRBY: -5.29

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) %. Warby Parker'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.


Warby Parker Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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* 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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Warby Parker Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- - -2.85 -7.31 -4.43

Warby Parker Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -7.31 -7.55 -5.76 -4.82 -4.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Warby Parker'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.


Warby Parker Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Warby Parker's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Warby Parker 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-71.996/1623.5767
=-4.43 %

Warby Parker'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 $-72.0 Mil.



Warby Parker  (NYSE:WRBY) 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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Warby Parker (Warby Parker) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
233 Spring Street, 6th Floor East, New York, NY, USA, 10013
Warby Parker Inc is engaged in designing and developing designer prescription glasses and contacts to eye exams and vision tests. Brand that operates at the intersection of design, technology, healthcare, and social enterprise. The company primarily derives revenue from the sales of eyewear products, optical services, and accessories. The firm sells products and services through its stores, website, and mobile apps. Revenue generated from eyewear products includes the sales of prescription and non-prescription optical glasses and sunglasses, contact lenses, eyewear accessories, and expedited shipping charges.
Executives
Steven Clive Miller officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WARBY PARKER INC., 233 SPRING STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
David Abraham Gilboa director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O WARBY PARKER INC., 233 SPRING STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Neil Harris Blumenthal director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O WARBY PARKER INC., 233 SPRING STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Durable Capital Partners Lp 10 percent owner 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE #1002, BETHESDA MD 20814
Teresa Briggs director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Ronald A Williams director
Jeffrey Jacob Raider director C/O WARBY PARKER INC., 233 SPRING STREET, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Andrew Hunt director C/O ELEPHANT PARTNERS, 11 NEWBURY STREET, 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
D1 Capital Partners L.p. 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Joel E Cutler director, 10 percent owner C/O GENERAL CATALYST PARTNERS, 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD, SUITE 450, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Youngme E Moon director 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Daniel S. Sundheim 10 percent owner C/O D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS L.P., 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
General Catalyst Group V Lp 10 percent owner c/o General Catalyst Group Management LL, 20 University Road Ste 450, Cambridge MA 02138
Gabrielle Sulzberger director 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
General Catalyst Group Management Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 20 UNIVERSITY ROAD, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138