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Vocera Communications (Vocera Communications) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -0.31% (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Vocera Communications Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Vocera Communications's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $2,196.6 Mil. Vocera Communications's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was $-6.9 Mil. Vocera Communications's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was -0.31%.

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

VCRA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.73   Med: -1.52   Max: 0.73
Current: -0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vocera Communications was 0.73%. The lowest was -25.73%. And the median was -1.52%.

VCRA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.35 vs VCRA: -0.25

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) %. Vocera Communications's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 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.


Vocera Communications Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Vocera Communications Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Vocera Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.25 -0.44 -1.67 -0.18 -0.31

Vocera Communications Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -0.18 -0.05 -0.05 -0.15 -0.31

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Vocera Communications'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.


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

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

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



Vocera Communications 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.

Vocera Communicationss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-6.878/2196.626324
=-0.31 %

Vocera Communications's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-6.9 Mil.



Vocera Communications  (NYSE:VCRA) 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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Vocera Communications (Vocera Communications) Business Description

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Address
525 Race Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95126
Vocera Communications Inc provides secure, integrated, and intelligent communication and workflow solutions that empower mobile workers in healthcare, hospitality, energy, and other mission-critical mobile work environments in the United States and internationally. It has two operating segments: Product and Service. The company's communication solution could be integrated with other clinical systems, including electronic health records, nurse call systems, and patient monitoring, as well as to provide critical data, alerts, alarms, and clinical context that enable workflow. It also offers Vocera Communication and Workflow System, a software platform, which connects communication devices, including hands-free, wearable, voice-controlled communication badges and third-party mobile devices.
Executives
Paul T Johnson other: EVP Sales and Services C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 525 RACE STREET SAN JOSE CA 95126
Brent D. Lang director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 525 RACE STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95126
Mary Bridget Duffy officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 525 RACE STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95126
Douglas Alan Carlen other: General Counsel 110 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134
John N Mcmullen director C/O EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 14650
Justin Spencer officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 525 RACE STREET SAN JOSE CA 95126
Ronald A Paulus director QUOVADX, INC. 7600 E. ORCHARD RD., SUITE 300S GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Howard E Janzen director COOL PLANET 6400 S. FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, STE 1300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Alexa King director C/O FIREEYE, INC. 1440 MCCARTHY BOULEVARD MILPITAS CA 95035
Julie Iskow director 2900 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD, AMES X1 50010
Michael Burkland director C/O FIVE9, INC., 4000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 400, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Bharat Sundaram director 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST, SUITE 200, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Jeff Hillebrand director 3061 ZANKER RD SAN JOSE CA 95134
John B. Grotting director C/O VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 525 RACE STREET SAN JOSE CA 95126
Robert Zollars director 3061 ZANKER RD, SAN JOSEC CA 95134

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