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Akamai Technologies (Akamai Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 3.11% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Akamai Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21,570 Mil. Akamai Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $671 Mil. Akamai Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.11%.

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

AKAM' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 3.93   Max: 6.22
Current: 3.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Akamai Technologies was 6.22%. The lowest was 1.99%. And the median was 3.93%.

AKAM's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
62.39% of 2840 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs AKAM: 3.53

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) %. Akamai Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.07%. 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.


Akamai Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Akamai Technologies'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.

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Akamai Technologies 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 3.85 3.65 3.89 4.38 3.11

Akamai Technologies 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 4.38 4.41 3.81 3.24 3.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Akamai Technologies'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.


Akamai Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Akamai Technologies 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=670.236/21569.96555
=3.11 %

Akamai Technologies'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 $671 Mil.



Akamai Technologies  (NAS:AKAM) 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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Akamai Technologies (Akamai Technologies) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
Akamai operates a content delivery network, or CDN, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,100 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. Its customers generally include media companies, which stream video content or make video games available for download, and other enterprises that run interactive or high-traffic websites, such as e-commerce firms and financial institutions. Akamai also has a significant security business, which is integrated with its core delivery and computing businesses to protect customers from cyberthreats.
Executives
Paul C Joseph officer: EVP - Global Sales C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Kim Salem-jackson officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Aaron Ahola officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Robert Blumofe officer: EVP Platform C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Madhu Ranganathan director 760 MARKET STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102
Edward J Mcgowan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Anthony P Williams officer: EVP and CHRO C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Adam Karon officer: EVP & GM Media Division C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Mani Sundaram officer: EVP GSS and CIO C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
F Thomson Leighton director, officer: Chief Scientist 500 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, FIFTH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Verwaayen Bernardus Johannes Maria director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Rick M Mcconnell officer: EVP - Products and Development LATITUDE, 2121 TASMAN DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 4089887256
Monte E Ford director C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Laura Howell officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 145 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jill A Greenthal director MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC, 11 WEST 42ND STREET 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036