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Zillow Group (Zillow Group) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -0.96% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Zillow Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $12,524 Mil. Zillow Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-118 Mil. Zillow Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -0.96%.

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

Z' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.03   Med: -1.23   Max: 2.52
Current: -1.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Zillow Group was 2.52%. The lowest was -5.03%. And the median was -1.23%.

Z's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
55.63% of 577 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0 vs Z: -1.31

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) %. Zillow Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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.


Zillow Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zillow Group'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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Zillow Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.15 -0.05 1.59 -0.86 -0.96

Zillow Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -0.86 -1.16 -1.36 -1.28 -0.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Zillow Group'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.


Zillow Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Zillow Group 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.

Zillow Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-118/12523.86244
=-0.94 %

Zillow Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-118 Mil.



Zillow Group  (NAS:Z) 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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Zillow Group (Zillow Group) Business Description

Address
1301 Second Avenue, Floor 31, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Zillow Group Inc is an Internet-based real estate company that offers its customers an on-demand experience for selling, buying, renting, or financing with transparency and ease The group works with real estate agents, brokers, builders, property managers, and landlords to pair technology with top-notch service. The group operates in three segments namely the Internet, Media & Technology (IMT) segment, the Mortgages segment, and the Homes segment.
Executives
Jennifer Rock officer: Interim CFO 1301 SECOND AVENUE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98070
Susan Daimler officer: President of Zillow C/O PUBMATIC, INC., 3 LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 180, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Jeremy Hofmann officer: Chief Financial Officer 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Dan Spaulding officer: Chief People Officer 1301 SECOND AVE, FL 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Bradley D. Owens officer: General Counsel 1301 SECOND AVE, FL 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Erik C Blachford director C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Jeremy Wacksman officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC, 1301 SECOND AVENUE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Errol G Samuelson officer: Chief Industry Dev. Officer C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
David A. Beitel officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Allen Parker officer: Chief Financial Officer 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Jay C Hoag director 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Arik Prawer officer: Pres. Homes Div./Co-Head IO C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98070
Stanley B Humphries officer: Chief Analytics Officer C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Aimee Johnson officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1301 2ND AVE FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Lloyd D Frink director, officer: Vice Chairman & President C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 SECOND AVENUE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101