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Frankly (Frankly) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 99.01% (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is Frankly Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Frankly's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was $18.81 Mil. Frankly's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was $17.29 Mil. Frankly's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 was 99.01%.

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

FRNKF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.175
* 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) %. Frankly's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 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.


Frankly Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Frankly Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Frankly Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 36.90 -42.37 -52.36 -86.96 -68.03

Frankly Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -128.21 -68.03 -65.79 8.64 99.01

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, Frankly'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.


Frankly's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Frankly 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.

Franklys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-9.345/11.852144
=-78.85 %

Frankly's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $17.29 Mil.



Frankly  (OTCPK:FRNKF) 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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Frankly (Frankly) Business Description

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Frankly Inc is a is a Canada-based company that provides a software platform for brands and media companies to create, distribute, analyze, and monetize their content on the web, mobile, and television. The company offers digital publishing software as a service and related advertising services for media sites on the Internet and integrated platform of the content management system, web and mobile publishing, social engagement and monetization. Its software enables site owners to design, build, and host sites to publish local content and information on digital platforms. The company also sources national and local advertising for its customers to distribute over multiple consumer devices.
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Steven R Zenz director 8799 BROOKLYN BLVD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55445
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