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CommVault Systems (CommVault Systems) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.73% (As of Dec. 2023)


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

CommVault Systems's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,222.6 Mil. CommVault Systems's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.4 Mil. CommVault Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.73%.

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

CVLT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.94   Med: 0.67   Max: 5.39
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of CommVault Systems was 5.39%. The lowest was -0.94%. And the median was 0.67%.

CVLT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
53.27% of 2844 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs CVLT: 0.59

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) %. CommVault 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.


CommVault Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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CommVault Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

CommVault 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 0.79 -0.81 -0.81 1.61 -0.67

CommVault 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 1.37 -0.67 -0.09 0.24 0.73

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, CommVault 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.


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

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

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



CommVault 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-14.89/2229.5036
=-0.67 %

CommVault 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 $23.4 Mil.



CommVault Systems  (NAS:CVLT) 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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CommVault Systems (CommVault Systems) Business Description

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1 CommVault Way, Tinton Falls, NJ, USA, 07724
CommVault Systems Inc provides data and information management software applications and services. The firm sells software licenses and services to large global enterprises, small- and midsize businesses, and government agencies through both its salesforce and its network of reseller partners. Its software solutions include Commvault Complete Backup and Recovery, HyperScale, Hedvig, and Metallic. The company operates in the United States and exports to many other countries.
Executives
Allison Pickens director 471 29TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94131
Gary Merrill officer: Chief Financial Officer 2 CRESCENT PLACE, OCEANPORT NJ 07757
Sanjay Mirchandani director, officer: President & CEO 188 MINNA STREET, #29C, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Blasio Riccardo Di officer: Chief Revenue Officer 1226 COLUMBUS BLVD, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Vivie Lee director 126 SIERRA POINT ROAD, BRISBANE CA 94005
James J. Whalen officer: Chief Accounting Officer 26 SAGAMORE AVENUE, OCEANPORT NJ 07757
Nicola Adamo director 10 MAACKA DRIVE, HOLMDEL NJ 07733
David F Walker director 14388 EAGLE POINTE DR, CLEARWATER FL 337622214
A Shane Sanders director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Charles E Moran director 2300 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY, 10TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30339
Arlen Shenkman director C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Martha Helena Bejar director C/O POLYCOM, INC., 6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Richard Todd Bradley director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Keith Geeslin director C/O FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG. C, STE. 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Brian Carolan officer: Chief Accounting Officer COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC, 2 CRESCENT PL, OCEANPORT NJ 07757-0900