Acorn Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.61 Mil.
Acorn Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.14 Mil. Acorn Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Acorn Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
ACFN'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -301.78 Med: -10.2 Max: 1801.38
Current: 0.81
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Acorn Energy was 1801.38%. The lowest was -301.78%. And the median was -10.20%.
ACFN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 64.77% of 2475
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.38
vs ACFN: 0.81
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) %. Acorn Energy'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.
Acorn Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Acorn Energy'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.
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Acorn Energy'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.
Acorn Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Acorn Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acorn Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Acorn Energy 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.
Acorn Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
Acorn Energy'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 $0.14 Mil.
Acorn Energy (OTCPK:ACFN) 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.
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Acorn Energy Inc is a holding company which focuses on technology-driven solutions for energy infrastructure asset management. It operates through two segments namely, the PG segment and the CP segment. PG segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems and services for critical assets as well as Internet of Things applications which account for majority of the revenue. CP segment is engaged in providing remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines for gas utilities and pipeline companies.
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