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Lantronix (Lantronix) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -2.92% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Lantronix's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $226.5 Mil. Lantronix's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.6 Mil. Lantronix's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.92%.

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

LTRX' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -30.59   Med: -2.84   Max: 6.54
Current: -5.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Lantronix was 6.54%. The lowest was -30.59%. And the median was -2.84%.

LTRX's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
79.92% of 2475 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.39 vs LTRX: -5.25

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) %. Lantronix'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.


Lantronix Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lantronix'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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Lantronix Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.33 -4.19 -2.41 -2.92 -3.90

Lantronix 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 -3.06 -2.99 -3.90 -3.94 -2.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Lantronix'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.


Lantronix Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Lantronix 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.

Lantronixs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-6.747/173.042276
=-3.90 %

Lantronix'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 $-6.6 Mil.



Lantronix  (NAS:LTRX) 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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Lantronix (Lantronix) Business Description

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Lantronix Inc is a networking company. It provides secure data access and management solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and information technology assets. It organizes its products and solutions into three product lines named as IoT Solutions, IoT System Solutions, and Software & Services. Embedded IoT solution segment is the key revenue driver for the company. The company serves a diverse range of markets including healthcare, industrial, security, energy, transportation, and government networking. Its primary geographic markets are the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific Japan. The Americas contribute the vast majority of total revenue.
Executives
Philip G Brace director LSI LOGIC CORP, 1621 BARBER LANE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Eric Bass officer: VP of Engineering 48 DISCOVERY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Hoshi Printer director C/O LANTRONIX, INC., 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92518
Paul F Folino director ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Jason Cohenour director 47669 FREMONT BLVD, FREMONT CA 94538
Phu Hoang director 48 DISCOVERY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Jeremy Whitaker officer: Chief Financial Officer and Co 15353 BARRANCA PARKWAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Paul H Pickle director, officer: President & CEO 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Fathi Hakam officer: Vice President of Engineering 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Roger Holliday officer: VP of Worldwide Sales 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Heidi Nguyen director C/O LANTRONIX, 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA IRVINE
Bernhard Bruscha director, 10 percent owner LANTRONIX INC, 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Hale Martin M Jr director, 10 percent owner
Margaret A Evashenk director EMULEX CORPORATION, 3333 SUSAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Kevin Yoder officer: VP of Worldwide Sales 7535 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618