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Freedom Acquisition I (Freedom Acquisition I) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -2.33% (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Freedom Acquisition I Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Freedom Acquisition I's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $207.67 Mil. Freedom Acquisition I's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 was $-4.83 Mil. Freedom Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was -2.33%.

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

FACT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: -1.63
* 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) %. Freedom Acquisition I's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 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.


Freedom Acquisition I Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Freedom Acquisition I'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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Freedom Acquisition I Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Freedom Acquisition I Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -0.91 -1.01

Freedom Acquisition I Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.13 -1.21 -1.07 -1.01 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Freedom Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Freedom Acquisition I'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.


Freedom Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Freedom Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Freedom Acquisition I's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Freedom Acquisition I 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.

Freedom Acquisition Is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-4.407/436.3185
=-1.01 %

Freedom Acquisition I's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-4.83 Mil.



Freedom Acquisition I  (NYSE:FACT) 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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Freedom Acquisition I (Freedom Acquisition I) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
14 Wall Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10005
Freedom Acquisition I Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
David John Anderson director, officer: CMO; EVP Strategic Partnership C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Vikas Desai officer: President; GM Business Units C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Thurman J Rodgers director, 10 percent owner 535 EASTVIEW WAY, WOODSIDE CA 94062
William James Anderson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Arnaud Lepert officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Devin Whatley director C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Brian Wuebbels officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., 501 PEARL DRIVE, ST. PETERS MO 63376
Ronald J Pasek director 101 INNOVATION DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Antonio R Alvarez director 3901 N. FIRST ST., SAN JOSE CA 95134
Edward Qiang Zeng director 14 WALL STREET, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 100005
Nell Cady-kruse director C/O VARAGON CAPITAL CORPORATION, 299 PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10171
David Poritz director 14 WALL STREET, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Adam Gishen officer: Chief Executive Officer 14 WALL STREET, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Freedom Acquisition I Llc 10 percent owner C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Tidjane Thiam director C/O TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX, INC., NEW YORK NY 10036

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