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Glu Mobile (Glu Mobile) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 1.64% (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Glu Mobile Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Glu Mobile's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was $1,240.3 Mil. Glu Mobile's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2020 was $20.5 Mil. Glu Mobile's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 1.64%.

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

GLUU' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.09   Med: -1.56   Max: 1.31
Current: 1.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Glu Mobile was 1.31%. The lowest was -25.09%. And the median was -1.56%.

GLUU's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0 vs GLUU: 1.09

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) %. Glu Mobile's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 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.


Glu Mobile Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Glu Mobile Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Glu Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -21.93 -19.92 -1.22 0.92 1.64

Glu Mobile Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 0.92 -0.28 -1.41 0.58 1.64

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

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Glu Mobile'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.


Glu Mobile's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Glu Mobile's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Glu Mobile 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.

Glu Mobiles Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=20.515/1240.28643
=1.65 %

Glu Mobile's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $20.5 Mil.



Glu Mobile  (NAS:GLUU) 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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Glu Mobile (Glu Mobile) Business Description

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Address
875 Howard Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Glu Mobile Inc is a U.S.-based company that develops and markets games appealing to a broad group of users of smartphones and tablet devices. These games are accessible through direct-to-consumer digital store fronts like the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon Appstore. The firm generates revenue through in-app purchases and in-game advertising.
Executives
Greg Brandeau director C/O GLU MOBILE INC. 500 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 300 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Masi Niccolo De director 500 HOWARD ST., SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Darla Anderson director C/O GLU MOBILE INC., 875 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Eric R Ludwig officer: EVP, COO and CFO CO GLU MOBILE INC 1800 GATEWAY DRIVE SAN MATEO CA 94404
Becky Ann Hughes officer: Senior Vice President, Revenue GLU MOBILE INC., 875 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 100, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ann Mather director
Gabrielle B Toledano director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Eric R. Ball director C/O GLU MOBILE INC., 45 FREMONT STREET, SUITE 2800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Smith Benjamin T. Iv director 2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY, SUITE 300 SAN MATEO CA 94404
Hany Nada director C/O GRANITE GLOBAL VENTURES 2494 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 MENLO PARK CA 94025
Chris Akhavan officer: SVP, Business & Corp. Dev. C/O GLU MOBILE INC. 45 FREMONT STREET, SUITE 2800 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Scott Leichtner officer: VP and General Counsel C/O GLU MOBILE INC. 2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY SAN MATEO CA 94404
Puneet Kedia officer: Vice President of Accounting C/O GLU MOBILE INC. 875 HOWARD STREET, SUITE 100 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Nicholas Earl director, officer: President & CEO C/O SCIPLAY CORPORATION, 6601 BERMUDA ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Tencent Holdings Ltd director, 10 percent owner ROOM 3506, 35TH FLOOR, TOWER 2, LIPPO CENTRE, ADMIRALTY K3 00000