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Lexmark International (Lexmark International) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.02% (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Lexmark International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Lexmark International's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $3,410 Mil. Lexmark International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $1 Mil. Lexmark International's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.02%.

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

LXK's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.35
* 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) %. Lexmark International's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -6.36%. 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.


Lexmark International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Lexmark International Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Lexmark International Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.57 15.31 22.32 6.79 -0.73

Lexmark International Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 -0.60 -0.73 -3.44 -1.75 0.02

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

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Lexmark International'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.


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

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

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



Lexmark International 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.

Lexmark Internationals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-21.2/2911.655
=-0.73 %

Lexmark International's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1 Mil.



Lexmark International  (NYSE:LXK) 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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Lexmark International (Lexmark International) Business Description

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Lexmark International Inc is a Delaware corporation, formed in July 1990. On November 15, 1995, it completed its initial public offering of Class A Common Stock. The Company is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing, imaging, device management, managed print services (MPS), document workflow and, more recently, business process and content management solutions. The Company operates in the office printing and imaging, enterprise content management (ECM), business process management (BPM), document output management (DOM), intelligent data capture and search software markets. Its products include laser printers and multifunction devices, dot matrix printers and the associated supplies/solutions/services, as well as ECM, BPM, DOM, intelligent data capture, search and web-based document imaging and workflow software solutions and services. It develops and ownsof the technology for its printing and imaging products and its software related to MPS and content and process management solutions. The Company is managed along two segments: Imaging Solutions and Services (ISS) and Perceptive Software. ISS offers a portfolio of monochrome and color laser printers and laser MFPs, as well as supplies, software applications, software solutions and MPS to help businesses efficiently capture, manage and access information. ISS laser products are core building blocks for enabling information on demand. They are designed to enable intelligent document capture in addition to delivering high-quality printed output on a variety of media types and sizes. When combined with document management and business process workflow software, from Perceptive Software, these products accelerate productivity by connecting people with the information they need. Its products include Monochrome Laser, Color Laser, Inkjet MFPs and AIOs, Dot Matrix Products, and MPS and Customer Support Services. Its competitors in this segment include Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox, Brother, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Okidata and Samsung. ISS operates manufacturing control centers in Lexington, Kentucky; Shenzhen, China; and Geneva, Switzerland; and has company-owned manufacturing sites in Boulder, Colorado and Juarez, Mexico. The Perceptive Software sgment offers a complete suite of ECM, BPM, DOM, intelligent data capture, search software and medical imaging VNA software products and solutions. Perceptive Software capture, content, search and BPM software products and solutions, enable users to capture, manage, and collaborate on important documents, information, and business processes, protect data integrity throughout its lifecycle and access precise content in the context of the users everyday business processes. These components are developed and maintained by Perceptive Software. Its solutions are Designed from Perceptive Softwares software platform, including the capture, content, process and search suites, Perceptive Software offers industry specific solutions of
Executives
Stephen R Hardis director C/O MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC., 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Michael J Maples director 2208 WINDSOR ROAD, AUSTIN TX 78703
Reynolds Bish officer: Vice President C/O IOMEGA CORPORATION, 10955 VISTA SORRENTO PARKWAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Jeri L Isbell officer: VP of Human Resources ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
Paul A Rooke director, officer: Chairman and CEO ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
William R Fields director 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE ROAD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
Kathi P Seifert director ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
Jared L Cohon director
Robert Jr Holland director ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
Webster Roy Dunbar director 5757 N. GREEN BAY AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209
Sandra L Helton director 711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392-0300
J Edward Coleman director UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Montupet Jean Paul L director PARTNERRE LTD, WELLESLEY HOUSE 90 PITTS BAY RD, PEMBROKE BERMUDA D0 HM 08
Gamble John W Jr officer: EVP & CFO ONE LEXMARK CENTRE DR, 740 WEST NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON KY 40550
Teresa Beck director 1681 SOUTH MOHAWK WAY, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108

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