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Lightning eMotors (Lightning eMotors) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -140.85% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Lightning eMotors Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Lightning eMotors's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $64.07 Mil. Lightning eMotors's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $-90.16 Mil. Lightning eMotors's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -140.85%.

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

ZEVY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -149.25   Med: -26.84   Max: 618.12
Current: -147.06

During the past 4 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Lightning eMotors was 618.12%. The lowest was -149.25%. And the median was -26.84%.

ZEVY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
98.1% of 210 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 7.36 vs ZEVY: -147.06

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) %. Lightning eMotors's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Lightning eMotors Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lightning eMotors'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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Lightning eMotors Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Lightning eMotors Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- - -24.51 62.11

Lightning eMotors Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 59.52 62.11 28.41 -54.64 -140.85

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

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Lightning eMotors'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.


Lightning eMotors's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Lightning eMotors's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lightning eMotors 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.

Lightning eMotorss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=30.128/48.5825328
=62.01 %

Lightning eMotors's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-90.16 Mil.



Lightning eMotors  (OTCPK:ZEVY) 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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Lightning eMotors (Lightning eMotors) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
815 14th Street South West, Suite A100, Loveland, CO, USA, 80537
Lightning eMotors Inc is engaged in designing and manufacturing zero-emission commercial trucks and buses and charging infrastructure solutions for fleets, large enterprises, original equipment manufacturers, and governments. Its product offerings range from cargo vans, transit and shuttle buses, school buses, specialty work trucks, ambulances, and electric powertrains for school buses, transit buses, and motor coaches. Its product solutions help its customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, lower operating costs and improve energy efficiency.
Executives
Rosella Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner TRAFALGAR COURT, 3RD FLOOR, WEST WING, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 GY1 2JA
David Agatston officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Wanda Jackson-davis director C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Shashi Seth officer: Chief Revenue Officer 3080 SOUTH CT, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Jack Kenneth P. Jr. director 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Robert Fenwick-smith director C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Bruce Coventry director C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
Timothy Reeser director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O LIGHTNING EMOTORS, INC., 815 14TH STREET SW, SUITE A100, LOVELAND CO 80537
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