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Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -24.51% (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Maxwell Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Maxwell Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was $196.20 Mil. Maxwell Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 was $-48.12 Mil. Maxwell Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was -24.51%.

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

MXWL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.35
* 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) %. Maxwell Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 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.


Maxwell Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Maxwell Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Maxwell Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.34 -5.79 -17.39 -25.58 -54.35

Maxwell Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 -23.47 -24.81 -29.07 -54.35 -24.51

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

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Maxwell 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.


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

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

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Maxwell 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.

Maxwell Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-41.078/75.591134
=-54.34 %

Maxwell Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-48.12 Mil.



Maxwell Technologies  (NAS:MXWL) 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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Maxwell Technologies (Maxwell Technologies) Business Description

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3888 Calle Fortunada, San Diego, CA, USA, 92123
Maxwell Technologies Inc is a part of the electronic components industry. It engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing energy storage and power delivery solutions for automotive, heavy transportation, renewable energy, backup power, wireless communications and industrial and consumer electronics applications. Maxwell products are designed and built to provide failure-free performance for the life of the most demanding applications. The company is committed to providing cost-effective, energy-efficient, environmentally-conscious energy storage and power delivery solutions.
Executives
Rick Bergman director C/O ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., 2485 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John Mutch director C/O PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC., 3611 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
David Lyle officer: Chief Financial Officer 6290 SEQUENCE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Steven J Bilodeau director C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Franz Fink director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE WEST, AUSTIN TX 78735
David L Schlotterbeck director 10221 WATERIDGE CIRCLE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Yon Jorden director 750 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, IRVING TX 75039
Mark Rossi director
Christopher Humphrey officer: VP of Marketing and Bus. Dev. 15353 BARRANCA PARKWAY, IRVINE CA 92618
Kevin Royal officer: Chief Financial Officer
John Warwick officer: Chief Operating Officer EMULEX CORPORATION, 3333 SUSAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92626
David Schramm director, officer: CEO and President C/O MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 9244 BALBOA AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
George Iii Kreigler officer: Sr. VP Worldwide Operations
Thomas L Ringer director C/O CALIFORNIA AMPLLIFIER INC, 460 CALLE SAN PABLO, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Tesfaye Hailemichael officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MITEK SYSTEMS, INC., 8911 BALBOA AVENUE SUITE B, SAN DIEGO CA 92123

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