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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -28.41% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Franklin Wireless Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Franklin Wireless's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.72 Mil. Franklin Wireless's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.48 Mil. Franklin Wireless's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -28.41%.

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

FKWL' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8841.57   Med: -1.51   Max: 6009.33
Current: -188.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Franklin Wireless was 6009.33%. The lowest was -8841.57%. And the median was -1.51%.

FKWL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
99.15% of 2473 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.19 vs FKWL: -188.68

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) %. Franklin Wireless'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.


Franklin Wireless Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Franklin Wireless Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Franklin Wireless Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.03 25.84 40.00 138.89 -34.72

Franklin Wireless 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 -17.83 -11.07 -34.72 -40.98 -28.41

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Franklin Wireless'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.


Franklin Wireless's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Franklin Wireless 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.

Franklin Wirelesss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-2.306/6.632439
=-34.77 %

Franklin Wireless'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 $-2.48 Mil.



Franklin Wireless  (NAS:FKWL) 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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Franklin Wireless (Franklin Wireless) Business Description

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9707 Waples Street, Suite 150, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Franklin Wireless Corp is a provider of wireless solutions, including mobile hotspots, routers, and modems, as well as hardware and software products that support machine-to-machine (M2M) applications and the Internet of Things (IoT). Its M2M and IoT solutions include embedded modules, modems, and gateways built to deliver reliable always-on connectivity supporting a spectrum of applications. These products are designed to solve wireless connectivity challenges in a range of vertical markets, including video surveillance, digital signage, home security, oil and gas exploration, kiosks, fleet management, smart grid, vehicle diagnostics, and telematics.
Executives
Kristina S Kim director 7612 SEATTLE DRIVE, LA MESA CA 91941
Joon Won Jyoung director C/O FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP., 6205 LUSK BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Oc Kim director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Yun J Lee officer: Senior Vice President 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Heidy Kingwan Chow director 92 KESTREL, IRVINE CA 92618
Johnathan Wonjong Chee director 8951 N. MILWAUKEE AVE #202, NILES IL 60714
Richard T Walker officer: Chief Financial Officer 6205 LUSK BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David S Oros other: No longer member of group 9777 PYRAMID COURT, SUITE 100, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Karen Singer other: member of 13(d) group 10%owner 212 VACCARO DRIVE, CRESSKILL NJ 07626
Miller Lloyd I Iii other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Steven Sherman other: Member of 13(d) group 10%owner
Benjamin J Chung director 2218 AVONDALE DRIVE, FULLERTON CA 92833
Gary Wendel Nelson director 5440 MOREHOUSE DR., SUITE 1000, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jae Man Lee director, 10 percent owner 9823 PACIFIC HEIGHTS BLVD #J, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
David (kwangho) Kim director C/O WESTECH KOREA, INC., 548-9 GA JWA 3-DONG, SEO-GU, INCEHON M4 00000

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