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WSI Industries (WSI Industries) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.39% (As of Aug. 2018)


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What is WSI Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

WSI Industries's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $21.60 Mil. WSI Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 was $0.52 Mil. WSI Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 2.39%.

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

WSCI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 4.28
* 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) %. WSI Industries's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was -12.66%. 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.


WSI Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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WSI Industries Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

WSI Industries Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.99 6.25 -0.44 -9.91 2.39

WSI Industries Quarterly Data
Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18
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 -9.91 -3.33 0.48 5.61 2.39

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

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, WSI 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.


WSI Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, WSI Industries's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



WSI 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.

WSI Industriess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.515/21.59589
=2.38 %

WSI Industries's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.52 Mil.



WSI Industries  (NAS:WSCI) 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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WSI Industries (WSI Industries) Business Description

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WSI Industries Inc was incorporated in Minnesota in 1950 for the purpose of performing precision contract machining for the aerospace, communication, and industrial markets. It is engaged in machining work for the aerospace/avionics/defense industries, recreational powersports vehicles (ATV and motorcycle) markets, energy industry and bioscience industry. The Company manufactures metal components in medium to high volumes requiring tolerances as close as one ten-thousandth of an inch. These components are manufactured in accordance with customer specifications using materials both purchased by the Company as well as being supplied by its customer.
Executives
James D Hartman director
Michael N Taglich director TAGLICH BROTHERS INC, 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS --31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 6317254791