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NetScout Systems (NetScout Systems) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -7.45% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is NetScout Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

NetScout Systems's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,382.7 Mil. NetScout Systems's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-102.9 Mil. NetScout Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -7.45%.

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

NTCT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.68   Med: 1.85   Max: 7.86
Current: -8.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of NetScout Systems was 7.86%. The lowest was -8.68%. And the median was 1.85%.

NTCT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
76.82% of 2851 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs NTCT: -8.65

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) %. NetScout Systems'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.


NetScout Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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NetScout Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

NetScout Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.98 1.21 1.64 2.44 4.41

NetScout Systems 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 3.19 4.41 4.19 5.02 -7.45

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

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, NetScout Systems'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.


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

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

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



NetScout Systems 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.

NetScout Systemss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=78.663/1782.75485
=4.41 %

NetScout Systems'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 $-102.9 Mil.



NetScout Systems  (NAS:NTCT) 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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NetScout Systems (NetScout Systems) Business Description

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Address
310 Littleton Road, Westford, MA, USA, 01886-4105
NetScout Systems Inc is a provider of service assurance and cybersecurity solutions to enterprise and government networks. It bases its solutions on proprietary adaptive service intelligence technology, which helps customers monitor and identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats. These solutions also deliver real-time and historical information, which provides insight to restore service and understand the quality of user experience. The company derives revenue primarily from the sale of network management tools and security solutions. Its geographical regions include USA, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.
Executives
Michael Szabados officer: Chief Operating Officer 271 MATTISON DRIVE, CONCORD MA 01742
John Downing officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales Operation 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Hadzima Joseph G Jr director ONE BROADWAY, STE 1300, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jean A Bua officer: See Remarks
Marlene Pelage director C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Shannon Nash director C/O USERTESTING, INC., 144 TOWNSEND STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Vivian M Vitale director
Vincent J Mullarkey director 2 WINGATE LANE, ACTON MA 01720
Susan Louise Spradley director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS, 8200 DIXIE ROAD STE 100, BRAMPTON ONTARIO A6 L6T 5PT
Alfred Grasso director C/O NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Victor Demarines director
Christopher Perretta director C/O STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
John R Egan director 176 SOUTH ST., HOPKINTON MA 01748
Robert E Donahue director
Anil K Singhal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NETSCOUT SYTEMS INC, 310 LITTLETON ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886