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Paycom Software (Paycom Software) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.16% (As of Dec. 2023)


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

Paycom Software's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11,391 Mil. Paycom Software's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $474 Mil. Paycom Software's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.16%.

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

PAYC' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 1.7   Max: 5.44
Current: 4.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Paycom Software was 5.44%. The lowest was 0.54%. And the median was 1.70%.

PAYC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
67.77% of 2851 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.19 vs PAYC: 4.56

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) %. Paycom Software's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.58%. 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.


Paycom Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Paycom Software Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Paycom Software 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 1.50 0.72 1.07 2.23 4.16

Paycom Software 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) % 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 2.23 2.52 2.49 3.29 4.16

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paycom 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.


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

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

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



Paycom 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=474.326/11391.44316
=4.16 %

Paycom 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 $474 Mil.



Paycom Software  (NYSE:PAYC) 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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Paycom Software (Paycom Software) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7501 W. Memorial Road, Oklahoma, OK, USA, 73142
Paycom is a fast-growing provider of payroll and human capital management, or HCM, software primarily targeting clients with 50-10,000 employees in the United States. Paycom was established in 1998 and services about 19,000 clients as of 2022, based on parent company grouping. Alongside its core payroll software, Paycom offers various HCM add-on modules, including time and attendance, talent management, and benefits administration.
Executives
Chad R. Richison director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Jason D. Clark director 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Watts J C Jr director
Christopher Gene Thomas officer: SEVP of Operations 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Peters Frederick C Ii director BRYN MAWR BANK CORP, 801 LANCASTER AVE, BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Holly Faurot officer: Chief Sales Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Justin Devon Long officer: EVP of Operations 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Bradley Scott Smith officer: Chief Information Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Craig E. Boelte officer: Chief Financial Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Felicia Williams director C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Sharen J Turney director THREE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Jon Evans officer: Chief Operating Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Jeffrey D. York officer: Chief Sales Officer 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142
Robert J Levenson director 300 SEMINOLE AVENUE, P.H. 6B, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Kathy Oden-hall officer: See Remarks 7501 W. MEMORIAL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73142