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GCI Liberty (GCI Liberty) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.87% (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is GCI Liberty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

GCI Liberty's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $2,857.3 Mil. GCI Liberty's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $24.9 Mil. GCI Liberty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 0.87%.

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

GNCMA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.24
* 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) %. GCI Liberty's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 2.71%. 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.


GCI Liberty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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GCI Liberty Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

GCI Liberty Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.16 7.22 2.66 4.14 0.87

GCI Liberty Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 4.14 3.43 0.77 0.05 0.87

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

For the Telecom Services subindustry, GCI Liberty'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.


GCI Liberty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, GCI Liberty's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



GCI Liberty 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.

GCI Libertys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=24.909/2857.302
=0.87 %

GCI Liberty's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $24.9 Mil.



GCI Liberty  (NAS:GNCMA) 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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GCI Liberty (GCI Liberty) Business Description

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GCI Liberty Inc formerly known as General Communication is the communication service provider in Alaska. It offers data, wireless, video, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska and nationwide.
Executives
Ronald A Duncan director
Gregory B Maffei director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Renee L Wilm officer: Chief Legal Officer 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian J Wendling officer: CAO/PFO 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Albert E Rosenthaler officer: Chief Corp. Dev. Officer 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gregg L Engles director 1225 SEVENTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Sue Ann Hamilton director 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Richard R Green director 1550 WEWATTA STREET, STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Donne F Fisher director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Mark D Carleton officer: Chief Financial Officer 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Richard N Baer officer: Chief Legal Officer
Liberty Interactive Corp 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
John W Stanton other: Former 10% owner 3650 131ST AVE SE #400, WESTERN WIRELESS CORP, BELLEVUE WA 98006
John C Malone director, officer: Chairman of the Board 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Theresa E Gillespie 10 percent owner 3650 131ST AVE. S.E. #400 WESTERN WIRELESS CORP STE 100 BELLEVUE WA 98006

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