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QuantumScape (QuantumScape) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -20.53% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is QuantumScape Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

QuantumScape's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,232.59 Mil. QuantumScape's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $-458.73 Mil. QuantumScape's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -20.53%.

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

QS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -31.95   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -25.51

QS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
94.65% of 1309 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 5.64 vs QS: -25.51

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) %. QuantumScape'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.


QuantumScape Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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QuantumScape Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

QuantumScape Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -5.58 -0.55 -26.81 -18.02

QuantumScape Quarterly Data
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 -15.38 -16.08 -19.49 -18.02 -20.53

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

For the Auto Parts subindustry, QuantumScape'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.


QuantumScape's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, QuantumScape's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



QuantumScape 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-442.702/2458.16045
=-18.01 %

QuantumScape'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 $-458.73 Mil.



QuantumScape  (NYSE:QS) 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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QuantumScape (QuantumScape) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
QuantumScape Corp is engaged in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. It developed an anode-less cell design, which delivers high energy density while lowering material costs and simplifying manufacturing.
Executives
Jurgen Leohold director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Mohit Singh officer: Chief Development Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kevin Hettrich officer: Chief Financial Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jeffrey B Straubel director C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Mccarthy Michael O Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Srinivasan Sivaram officer: President C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Timothy Holme officer: Chief Technology Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Gena C Lovett director 11324 FOX CREEK FARM WAY, GREAT FALLS VA 22066
Jagdeep Singh director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer, other: Chairman C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 169 JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Dipender Saluja director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Fritz Prinz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Susan Huppertz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Justin E Mirro director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 40300 TRADITIONS DRIVE, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brad W Buss director 198 CHAMPION COURT, SAN JOSE CA 95134

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