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Cynosure (Cynosure) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 3.04% (As of Dec. 2016)


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What is Cynosure Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Cynosure's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was $899.6 Mil. Cynosure's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 was $27.3 Mil. Cynosure's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 was 3.04%.

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

CYNO's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 0.19
* 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) %. Cynosure's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 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.


Cynosure Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Cynosure Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Cynosure Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.23 4.23 2.96 3.04

Cynosure Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 2.96 3.25 3.19 3.33 3.04

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

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Cynosure'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.


Cynosure's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Cynosure's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cynosure 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.

Cynosures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=27.34/899.5908
=3.04 %

Cynosure's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $27.3 Mil.



Cynosure  (NAS:CYNO) 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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Cynosure (Cynosure) Business Description

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Cynosure Inc was incorporated in July 1991. The Company develops and markets aesthetic treatment systems that enable plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other medical practitioners to perform non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures to remove hair, treat vascular and benign pigmented lesions, remove multi-colored tattoos, revitalize the skin, liquefy and remove unwanted fat through laser lipolysis, reduce cellulite, clear nails infected by toe fungus and ablate sweat glands. It has also developed an aesthetic treatment product for the home use market. The Company sells its products through a direct sales force in North America, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Korea, China, Japan and Mexico and through international distributors in approximately 120 other countries. Its product portfolio is composed of various energy sources including Alexandrite, diode, Nd:YAG, picosecond, pulse dye, and Q-switched lasers and intense pulsed light. It offers single energy source systems as well as workstations that incorporate two or more different types of lasers or pulsed light technologies. It offers multiple technologies and system alternatives at various price points depending mainly on the number and type of energy sources included in the system. Its products are designed to be easily upgradeable to add additional energy sources and handpieces, which provide its customers with technological flexibility as it expand their practices. The Company's latest innovations are SmartLipo system and PicoSure system. The Company's flagship products include Elite, Affirm/SmartSkin, Cynergy, Accolade. The Company sells its aesthetic treatment systems to the traditional physician customer base of dermatologists and plastic surgeons as well as to non-traditional physician customers who are providing aesthetic services using laser and light-based technology. Non-traditional physician customers can include primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists. As of December 31, 2013, the Company owns over 60 United States patents, as well as many United States pending applications and foreign patents and pending applications. It is also joint owners with El.En. of certain patents and pending applications. The Company competes with Cutera, Solta Medical, Syneron Medical, ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Alma Lasers among others. Its products are medical devices subject to extensive and rigorous regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, as well as other regulatory bodies.
Executives
Thomas H Robinson director C/O CYNOSURE, INC., 5 CARISLE ROAD, WESTFORD MA 01886
Marina Hatsopoulos director 39 MANNING ROAD, BILLERICA MA 01821
George J Vojta director 340 PONDFFIELD ROAD, BROXVILLE NY 10708

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