GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Construction » NOS4-1 Inc (OTCPK:WLMSQ) » Definitions » Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

NOS4-1 (NOS4-1) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -109.89% (As of Jun. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2016. Start your Free Trial

What is NOS4-1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

NOS4-1's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $54.8 Mil. NOS4-1's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $-60.2 Mil. NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -109.89%.

The historical rank and industry rank for NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

WLMSQ' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -135.64   Med: -2.21   Max: 12.43
Current: -135.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of NOS4-1 was 12.43%. The lowest was -135.64%. And the median was -2.21%.

WLMSQ's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
99.18% of 1700 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.43 vs WLMSQ: -135.14

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) %. NOS4-1's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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.


NOS4-1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for NOS4-1'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.

* Premium members only.

NOS4-1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

NOS4-1 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 -12.11 9.78 10.31 7.78 -12.11

NOS4-1 Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -0.17 3.36 -12.11 -8.58 -109.89

Competitive Comparison of NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, NOS4-1'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.


NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



NOS4-1 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.

NOS4-1s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-8.713/71.95392234
=-12.11 %

NOS4-1's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-60.2 Mil.



NOS4-1  (OTCPK:WLMSQ) 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.


NOS4-1 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of NOS4-1's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


NOS4-1 (NOS4-1) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Ashford Center North, Suite 425, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30338
NOS4-1 Inc formerly Williams Industrial Services Group Inc provides a range of construction, maintenance, and support services to customers in energy, power, and industrial end markets. The services it provides are designed to improve or sustain operating efficiencies and extend the useful lives of process equipment. The company has single operating segment. The company generates majority of its revenue from United States and Canada.
Executives
Brown David A B director
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Nelson Obus director
Dawn Jenkins officer: VP, Human Resources 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 1240, TUCKER GA 30084
Bruno Michael J. Jr. officer: EVP, Business Development 200 ASHFORD CENTER NORTH, SUITE 425, ATLANTA GA 30338
Damien Vassall officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 1240, TUCKER GA 30084
Randall R Lay officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 1240, TUCKER GA 30084
Tracy D Pagliara officer: Chief Admin Officer, GC & Sec. 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY, QUINCY IL 62305
Hruby Raymond A. Jr. officer: EVP, Business Development 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 1240, TUCKER GA 30084
Mitchell I Quain director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Robert B Mills director 30 WOODBOURNE AVE, C/0ASSURED GUARANTY LTD, HAMILTON BERMUDA D0 0000
Matthew J Petrizzo officer: President, Energy & Industrial 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY SUITE 1240, TUCKER GA 30084
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner