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Infinera (Infinera) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.60% (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Infinera Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Infinera's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,571 Mil. Infinera's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $41 Mil. Infinera's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.60%.

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

INFN' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -47.9   Med: -4.49   Max: 5.1
Current: 2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Infinera was 5.10%. The lowest was -47.90%. And the median was -4.49%.

INFN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
56.09% of 2473 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.35 vs INFN: 2.32

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) %. Infinera's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 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.


Infinera Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Infinera Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Infinera Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -20.62 -19.88 -6.28 -4.60 -1.45

Infinera Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -5.80 -1.45 0.13 2.37 2.60

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Infinera'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.


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

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

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



Infinera 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.

Infineras Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-29.496/2032.68492
=-1.45 %

Infinera's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $41 Mil.



Infinera  (NAS:INFN) 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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Infinera (Infinera) Business Description

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6373 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Infinera Corp is a global supplier of networking solutions comprised of networking equipment, software and services. Its portfolio of solutions includes optical transport platforms, converged packet-optical transport platforms, compact modular platforms, optical line systems, coherent optical subsystems, a suite of automation software offerings, and support and professional services. The company's customers include operators of fixed line and mobile networks, including telecommunications service providers, internet content providers, cable providers, wholesale carriers, research and education institutions, large enterprises, utilities and government entities.
Executives
Michael H Fernicola officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
David W Heard officer: GM, Products and Solutions C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
George Andrew Riedel director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, 8200 DIXIE ROAD, SUITE 100, BRAMPTON A6 L6T 5P6
Paul J Milbury director
David F Welch officer: Chief Mkting & Strategy Ofcr C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Nicholas Walden officer: SVP, Worldwide Sales 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Roop Kalyan Lakkaraju director BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC., 56 SOUTH ROCKFORD DRIVE, TEMPE AZ 85281
Christine Bucklin director 608 30TH STREET, MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266
Thomas J Fallon officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Mark A Wegleitner director C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 140 CASPIAN COURT, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Hooshmand Kambiz director 6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Amy H. Rice director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVE., 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Fund Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Partners Ltd 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, BROOKFIELD PLACE, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. 10 percent owner BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 100, PO BOX 762, TORONTO A6 M5J2T3