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Electro Scientific Industries (Electro Scientific Industries) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 11.01% (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Electro Scientific Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Electro Scientific Industries's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was $879.8 Mil. Electro Scientific Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was $94.8 Mil. Electro Scientific Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 was 11.01%.

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

ESIO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 2.02
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Electro Scientific Industries's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 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.


Electro Scientific Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Electro Scientific Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Electro Scientific Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -15.65 -23.04 -5.75 -12.66 14.56

Electro Scientific Industries Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 6.60 14.56 25.51 28.09 11.01

Competitive Comparison of Electro Scientific Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Electro Scientific Industries'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.


Electro Scientific Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Electro Scientific Industries 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.

Electro Scientific Industriess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=79.795/553.97471
=14.40 %

Electro Scientific Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $94.8 Mil.



Electro Scientific Industries  (NAS:ESIO) 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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Electro Scientific Industries (Electro Scientific Industries) Business Description

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Electro Scientific Industries Inc is a manufacturer of electronic components. The company operates through two segments: Component Processing and Micromachining. The Component Processing segment includes interconnect products, semiconductor products, and component products. The interconnect, semiconductor and component products are sold to manufacturers of electronic components and are used to drill, cut, trim, ablate and test and mark features for the functionality of the component. The Micromachining segment includes products that are sold to manufacturers of end devices across various industries and are used to drill, cut or mark features on a range of materials, generally on the casing or external surface of the end device.
Executives
Raymond A Link director C/O FORMFACTOR, INC., 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Michael D Burger officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Allen L. Muhich officer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Lynne J Camp director 714 NW 914TH TERRACE, PORTLAND OR 97229
Paul R Oldham officer: CFO, Sr. VP of Finance 1625 SHARP POINT DRIVE, FORT COLLINS CO 80525
John K Medica director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPWY, BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Edward C Grady director, officer: President & CEO
Richard J Faubert director 14242 S CANYON DR, PHOENIX AZ 85048
Jon D Tompkins director 17075 THORNMINT COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
D3 Family Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner 19605 NE 8TH STREET CAMAS WA 98607
Nierenberg Investment Management Co director 19605 NE 8TH ST, CAMAS WA 98607
David Nierenberg director, 10 percent owner 19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
Nierenberg Investment Management Offshore Inc 10 percent owner 19605 NE 8TH STREET CAMAS WA 98607
D3 Family Canadian Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
D3 Offshore Fund Lp 10 percent owner 19605 NE 8TH ST CAMAS WA 98607

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