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Keysight Technologies (Keysight Technologies) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 4.93% (As of Jan. 2024)


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

Keysight Technologies's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $27,060 Mil. Keysight Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,334 Mil. Keysight Technologies's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.93%.

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

KEYS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: 4.37   Max: 10.12
Current: 5.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Keysight Technologies was 10.12%. The lowest was -2.81%. And the median was 4.37%.

KEYS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
60.53% of 2473 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.35 vs KEYS: 5.12

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) %. Keysight Technologies's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 23.62%. 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.


Keysight Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Keysight Technologies Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Keysight Technologies Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.16 4.27 3.33 4.39 6.88

Keysight Technologies Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 4.51 5.88 5.43 6.88 4.93

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

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Keysight 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.


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

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

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



Keysight 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.

Keysight Technologiess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1435/20863.93
=6.88 %

Keysight Technologies's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,334 Mil.



Keysight Technologies  (NYSE:KEYS) 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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Keysight Technologies (Keysight Technologies) Business Description

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Address
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway, Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 95403-1738
Keysight Technologies is a leader in the field of testing and measurement, helping electronics OEMs and suppliers alike bring products to market to fit industry standards and specifications. Keysight specializes in the communications market, but also supplies into the government, automotive, industrial, and semiconductor manufacturing markets. Keysight's solutions include testing tools, analytical software, and services. The firm's stated objective is to reduce time to market and improve efficiency at its more than 30,000 customers.
Executives
Ronald S. Nersesian director, officer: CEO 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Kailash Narayanan officer: SVP 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Neil Dougherty officer: SVP & CFO 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Huei Sin Ee officer: SVP 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
John Page officer: SVP 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Jeffrey K Li officer: SVP and Secretary 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PKWY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Soon Chai Gooi officer: SVP 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
James Cullen director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Satish Dhanasekaran officer: SVP 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Lisa M. Poole officer: VP and Controller 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
Richard P Hamada director 2211 S 47TH ST, PHOENIX AZ 85034
Kevin A Stephens director 1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77057
Charles J Dockendorff director COVIDIEN LTD., 15 HAMPSHIRE STREET, MANSFIELD MA 02048
Ingrid A Estrada officer: SVP 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403
John C. Skinner officer: VP & Controller 1400 FOUNTAINGROVE PARKWAY, SANTA ROSA CA 95403