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Trans World (Trans World) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.05% (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Trans World Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Trans World's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $45.39 Mil. Trans World's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $3.20 Mil. Trans World's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 7.05%.

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

TWOC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 4.21
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Trans World's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 21.36%. 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.


Trans World Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Trans World Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Trans World Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.37 15.20 27.78 18.42 7.05

Trans World Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
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 18.42 14.25 15.90 11.72 7.05

Competitive Comparison of Trans World's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Trans World'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.


Trans World's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Trans World's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Trans World 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.

Trans Worlds Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=3.2/45.39304
=7.05 %

Trans World's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.20 Mil.



Trans World  (OTCPK:TWOC) 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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Trans World (Trans World) Business Description

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Trans World Corp is a United States-based company engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of niche casino operations in Europe. It features gaming tables and mechanized gaming devices, such as video slot machines, as well as the acquisition, development, and management of small-to-mid-size, four-star hotels, which may include casino facilities. The company has two reportable segments, a Casino segment, and a Hotel segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Casinos segment. Its casinos are all in the Czech Republic and are part of the casino segment, located in Ceska Kubice, Hate, and Dolni Dvoriste.
Executives
Wynnefield Capital Management Llc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Max Batzer director 755 WEST END AVENUE APARTMENT 15B NEW YORK NY 10025
Ewing Asset Management Llc director, 10 percent owner 5646 MILTON STREET, SUITE 880, DALLAS TX 75206
Ewing & Partners director, 10 percent owner 5646 MILTON STREET, SUITE 880, DALLAS TX 75206
Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund Ltd 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Wynnefield Capital Inc 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVE, STE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Joshua Landes 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp I 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Nelson Obus 10 percent owner
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Lp 10 percent owner 450 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 509, NEW YORK NY 10123
Timothy G Ewing director, 10 percent owner
Michael Brodsky director C/O NEW WORLD OPPORTUNITY PARTNERS I LLC, 1603 ORRINGTON AVE, STE 1600, EVANSTON IL 60201
Neil S Subin other: Former 10% Owner 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022

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