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Bottomline Technologies (Bottomline Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -1.12% (As of Mar. 2022)
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Bottomline Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was $2,472.3 Mil. Bottomline Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $-27.8 Mil. Bottomline Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was -1.12%.

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

EPAY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.2
* 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) %. Bottomline Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 4.47%. 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.


Bottomline Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bottomline Technologies'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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Bottomline Technologies Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.08 0.63 0.58 -0.17 -0.36

Bottomline Technologies 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) % 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 -0.15 -0.36 -0.92 -0.96 -1.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Bottomline Technologies'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.


Bottomline Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Bottomline Technologies 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.

Bottomline Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-5.855/1621.73296
=-0.36 %

Bottomline Technologies'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 $-27.8 Mil.



Bottomline Technologies  (NAS:EPAY) 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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Bottomline Technologies (Bottomline Technologies) Business Description

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Address
325 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH, USA, 03801-6808
Bottomline Technologies Inc provides financial oriented solutions. It is a trusted and easy-to-use set of cloud-based digital banking, fraud prevention, payment, financial document, and healthcare solutions. Bottomline consists of four operating segments: Cloud Solutions segment provides customers predominately with SaaS technology offerings that facilitate electronic payment, electronic invoicing and spend management; Digital Banking segment provides solutions that are specifically designed for banking and financial institution customers; Payments and Transactional Documents segment is a supplier of software products that provide a range of financial business process management solutions; and Other segment consists of healthcare and cyber fraud and risk management operating segments.
Executives
Larry A Klane director 88 WEST PLUMERIA DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Ken D'amato director 320 NORWOOD PARK SOUTH NORWOOD MA 02062
Adam Bruce Bowden director, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Michael J Curran director BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Paul H Hough director 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03885
Robinson Benjamin E Iii director 325 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03885
Jennifer M Gray director BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Joseph L Mullen director C/O BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Jeffrey C Leathe director
Nigel K Savory officer: Managing Director Europe 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Norman J Deluca officer: MD of Banking Solutions BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES INC /DE/ 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Robert A Eberle director, officer: President & CEO C/O BOTTOMLINE TECHNOLOGIES 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Peter Gibson director 325 CORPORATE DRIVE PORTSMOUTH NH 03885
Craig S Saks officer: President 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Clearfield Capital Management Lp other: SEE REMARKS 430 PARK AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022