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Andalay Solar (Andalay Solar) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Andalay Solar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Andalay Solar's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. Andalay Solar's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $-3.00 Mil. Andalay Solar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.00%.

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

WEST's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 2.045
* 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) %. Andalay Solar's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 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.


Andalay Solar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Andalay Solar Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Andalay Solar Annual Data
Trend Oct05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -29.67 -100.00 -454.55 -90.09 -42.55

Andalay Solar Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 -52.91 -42.55 -49.50 - -

Competitive Comparison of Andalay Solar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Solar subindustry, Andalay Solar'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.


Andalay Solar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Andalay Solar's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Andalay Solar 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.

Andalay Solars Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-2.532/5.95055
=-42.55 %

Andalay Solar's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-3.00 Mil.



Andalay Solar  (GREY:WEST) 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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Andalay Solar (Andalay Solar) Business Description

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Andalay Solar Inc designs and manufactures solar power systems and solar panels with integrated micro-inverters. Its product offering includes sold to solar installers, trade workers, and do-it-yourself customers. The company operates in two segments which include Selling AC solar panels to solar installers, trade workers and do-it-yourself customers and its markets, sells, designs and installs systems for residential and commercial customers.