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Bowl America (Bowl America) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -5.08% (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Bowl America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Bowl America's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $49.56 Mil. Bowl America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was $-2.52 Mil. Bowl America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was -5.08%.

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

BWL.A's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 4.18
* 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) %. Bowl America's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 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.


Bowl America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Bowl America Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Bowl America Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.58 5.34 5.75 4.33 0.77

Bowl America Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 6.97 0.77 -0.40 -3.86 -5.08

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

For the Leisure subindustry, Bowl America'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.


Bowl America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowl America's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bowl America 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.

Bowl Americas Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=0.345/44.714341372
=0.77 %

Bowl America's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2.52 Mil.



Bowl America  (AMEX:BWL.A) 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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Bowl America (Bowl America) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6446 Edsall Road, Alexandria, VA, USA, 22312
Bowl America Inc is engaged in the entertainment business. The firm operates bowling centers, with food and beverage service in each center. Its offerings include bowling parties, cosmic bowling, leagues, and open bowling. In addition, each center sells retail bowling accessories. The company's bowling centers are located in Washington D.C, Baltimore, Maryland, Richmond, Virginia, Jacksonville, and Florida. Its principal source of revenue consists of fees charged for the use of bowling lanes and other facilities.
Executives
Gloria Bragg director 6446 EDSALL ROAD ALEXANDRIA VA 22312
Merle Fabian director, 10 percent owner
Nancy Hull director C/O BOWL AMERICA INCORPORATED 6446 EDSALL ROAD ALEXANDRIA VA 22312
Arthur H. Bill director 6844 GLENBROOK ROAD BETHESDA MD 20814
Leslie H Goldberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President
Stanley H Katzman director, 10 percent owner

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