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AXT (AXTI) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -9.18% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AXT Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

AXT's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $190.70 Mil. AXT's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17.51 Mil. AXT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -9.18%.

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

AXTI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -23.97   Med: 1.69   Max: 12.59
Current: -11.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of AXT was 12.59%. The lowest was -23.97%. And the median was 1.69%.

AXTI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
89.27% of 997 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.95 vs AXTI: -11.61

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) %. AXT'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.


AXT Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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AXT Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

AXT 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 0.31 1.78 4.20 8.24 -9.18

AXT 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 8.24 5.46 0.51 -6.64 -9.18

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

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, AXT'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.


AXT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



AXT 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-17.506/190.7006
=-9.18 %

AXT'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 $-17.51 Mil.



AXT  (NAS:AXTI) 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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AXT (AXTI) Business Description

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4281 Technology Drive, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
AXT Inc is a developer and producer of compound and single-element semiconductor substrates, also known as wafers. The dominant substrates used in producing semiconductor chips and other electronic circuits are made from silicon. It is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and distribution of high-performance compound semiconductor substrates and the sale of materials. The company provides alternative or specialty materials in the form of substrates or wafers, including compound and single-element substrates. Its compound substrates combine indium with phosphorous or gallium with arsenic. Geographically firm has its business presence across the region of Europe, Japan, Taiwan, China, North America, and the Asia Pacific from which China derives its maximum revenue to the company.
Executives
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Gary L Fischer officer: Vice President, CFO & Corp Sec 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Morris S Young director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Jesse Chen director 18975 MONTE VISTA DR, SARATOGA CA 95070
David C Chang director C/O TIME WARNER CABLE INC., 60 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10023
Ni-pixel director 4699 OLD IRONSIDE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Robert G Ochrym officer: VP Business Development 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Wilson Weicheng Lin officer: Chief Operating Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Leonard J Leblanc director
Davis Zhang officer: President, JV Operations AXT, INC 4281, TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Hong Q Hou officer: Chief Operating Officer
Nai-yu Pai director 2065 ACADIA CT, CUPERTINO CA 94014
Raymond Anthony Low officer: Chief Financial Officer 25 SHADOW TREE CT, DANVILLE CA 94506
John J Cerilli officer: VP Global Sales & Marketing 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Yin Philip C S officer: Chief Executive Officer 4281 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538