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Coherent (Coherent) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.49% (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Coherent Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Coherent's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $6,854 Mil. Coherent's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $171 Mil. Coherent's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 2.49%.

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

COHR' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.21   Med: 5.98   Max: 15.79
Current: 2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Coherent was 15.79%. The lowest was -19.21%. And the median was 5.98%.

COHR's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.35 vs COHR: 2.55

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) %. Coherent's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 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.


Coherent Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Coherent Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Coherent Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.60 9.01 2.09 -15.58 -1.57

Coherent Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 -2.56 -1.77 -1.57 -1.14 2.49

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

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Coherent'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.


Coherent's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Coherent 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.

Coherents Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-97.479/6205.10042
=-1.57 %

Coherent's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $171 Mil.



Coherent  (NAS:COHR) 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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Coherent (Coherent) Business Description

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Coherent Inc supplies photonics-based solutions for commercial and scientific research applications. The firm operates in two segments: OEM Laser Sources and Industrial Lasers & Systems. The OEM Laser Sources segment develops and manufactures products for the microelectronics, scientific research, government, and original equipment manufacturer markets. This business contributes the majority of revenue. The Industrial Lasers & Systems segment makes products for the materials processing, OEM components and instrumentation, and microelectronics markets, with a focus on higher-volume products that are sold in set configurations. The majority of Coherent's revenue is generated outside of the United States.
Executives
Kevin S. Palatnik officer: Chief Financial Officer 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BLDG. 5, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Jay T Flatley director 9885 TOWNE CENTRE DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Pamela Fletcher director C/O COHERENT, INC., 5100 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Beverly Kay Matthews director C/O COHERENT, INC., 5100 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Sandeep Vij director C/O XILINX INC, 2100 LOGIC DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95124
Michael R. Mcmullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Stephen A Skaggs director 5555 NE MOORE CT., HILLSBORO OR 97124
Andreas W Mattes director, officer: President and CEO C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Garry W Rogerson director 3120 HANSEN WAY, PALO ALTO CA 943041030
Mark Stewart Sobey officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Bret Dimarco officer: Exec VP & Chief Legal Officer PO BOX 54980 SANTA CLARA CA 95056-0980
Paul F Sechrist officer: EVP Worldwide Sales & Services 5100 PATRICK HENRY DR SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John Ambroseo director, officer: Pres. & CEO
Luis Spinelli officer: Exec VP, CTO P O BOX 54980 SANTA CLARA CA 950560980
Susan M. James director COHERENT, INC., P. O. BOX 54980, SANTA CLARA CA 95056-0980