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ACI Worldwide (ACI Worldwide) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 5.36% (As of Dec. 2023)
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ACI Worldwide's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,219 Mil. ACI Worldwide's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $226 Mil. ACI Worldwide's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.36%.

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

ACIW' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.77   Med: 4.05   Max: 9.41
Current: 5.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of ACI Worldwide was 9.41%. The lowest was 1.77%. And the median was 4.05%.

ACIW's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
70.19% of 2845 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs ACIW: 5.24

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) %. ACI Worldwide's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.31%. 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.


ACI Worldwide Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

ACI Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.39 2.80 4.39 7.43 5.36

ACI Worldwide 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) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.43 5.19 5.24 5.90 5.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, ACI Worldwide'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.


ACI Worldwide Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



ACI Worldwide 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.

ACI Worldwides Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=226.113/4219.3738
=5.36 %

ACI Worldwide'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 $226 Mil.



ACI Worldwide  (NAS:ACIW) 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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ACI Worldwide (ACI Worldwide) Business Description

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Address
2811 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, PH 1, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
ACI Worldwide Inc develops, markets, and installs a portfolio of software products primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments. The firm also leverages its distribution network in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and Asia-Pacific regions to sell software developed by third parties. ACI software products process payment transactions for retail banking clients, billers such as utilities and healthcare providers, and community banks and credit unions. ACI's customers are financial institutions all over the world, but most of the revenue is generated in the United States and EMEA regions.
Executives
Alessandro Silva officer: Chief Revenue Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Scott W Behrens officer: SVP, CAO and Controller 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Deborah L Guerra officer: Chief Product Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Warsop Thomas W Iii director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Ram Kumar Puppala officer: Chief Technology Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Adalio T Sanchez director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Odilon Almeida officer: President and CEO 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Didier R Lamouche director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Janet O Estep director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Jeremy Wilmot officer: EVP, Group President, AOP 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Mary P Harman director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Samir Michael Zabaneh director 90 NASSAU STREET, 2ND FLOOR, HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Charles K Bobrinskoy director C/O INNERWORKINGS, INC., 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60654
Alvaro Monserrat officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2400 ACORN PALM ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Craig S Saks officer: Group President 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022