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Ruby Tuesday (Ruby Tuesday) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -25.71% (As of Aug. 2017)


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What is Ruby Tuesday Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Ruby Tuesday's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 was $296.7 Mil. Ruby Tuesday's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2017 was $-76.3 Mil. Ruby Tuesday's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 was -25.71%.

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

RT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 3.48
* 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) %. Ruby Tuesday's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2017 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.


Ruby Tuesday Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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* 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.

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Ruby Tuesday Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Ruby Tuesday Annual Data
Trend May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.87 -10.07 -2.45 -13.55 -35.34

Ruby Tuesday Quarterly Data
Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17
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 -26.39 -30.21 -42.92 -35.34 -25.71

Competitive Comparison of Ruby Tuesday's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Restaurants subindustry, Ruby Tuesday'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.


Ruby Tuesday's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Ruby Tuesday's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ruby Tuesday 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.

Ruby Tuesdays Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2017 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-107.856/305.656
=-35.29 %

Ruby Tuesday's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-76.3 Mil.



Ruby Tuesday  (NYSE:RT) 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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Ruby Tuesday (Ruby Tuesday) Business Description

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Ruby Tuesday Inc was incorporated in the state of Georgia. The first Ruby Tuesday(r) restaurant was opened in 1972 in Knoxville, Tennessee near the campus of the University of Tennessee. The Company owns, operates and franchises the Ruby Tuesday casual dining restaurant chain. The Company is subject to a variety of federal, state, and international laws governing franchise sales and the franchise relationship.
Executives
Rhonda J Parish officer: See Remarks 203 EAST MAINST P 12-02, SPARTANBURG SC 29319
Bernard Jr Lanigan director 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Cardwell F Lane Jr director C/O RUBY TUESDAY, INC., 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Stephen I Sadove director
James J Buettgen director, officer: President & Chief Exec Officer 150 WEST CHURCH AVE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Jill Golder officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087
Scarlett May officer: SVP,Chief Legal Officer & Sec. 26901 MALIBU HILLS ROAD, CALABASAS HILLS CA 91301
Todd Burrowes officer: RT Concept Pres,Chief Ops Ofcr 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Matthew A Drapkin director 10 CORBIN DRIVE, 3RD FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Michael O Moore officer: EVP - Chief Financial Officer 150 W CHURCH AVE, RUBY TUESDAY, INC., MARYVILLE TN 37801
Kimberly Grant officer: Pres.,Ruby Tuesday Concept 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Steven R Becker director 5525 NAKOMA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75209
Beall Samuel E Iii director, officer: Chief Executive Officer RUBY TUESDAY INC 150 WEST CHURCH AVE MARYVILLE TN 37801
Donald R Ratajczak director THE HARTSFIELD COLONNADE, 4893 RIVERDALE RD STE 260, ATLANTA GA 30337
Haslam James A Iii director 165 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS TN 38103

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