Vera Bradley's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $240.3 Mil.
Vera Bradley's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $15.9 Mil. Vera Bradley's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 6.61%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vera Bradley's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
VRA'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.96 Med: 7.8 Max: 17.47
Current: 7.66
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vera Bradley was 17.47%. The lowest was -24.96%. And the median was 7.80%.
VRA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than 69.52% of 1086
companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 4.605
vs VRA: 7.66
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) %. Vera Bradley's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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.
Vera Bradley Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Vera Bradley'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 Footwear & Accessories subindustry, Vera Bradley'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.
Vera Bradley Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution
For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vera Bradley's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vera Bradley's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Vera Bradley 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.
Vera Bradleys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as
Vera Bradley's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $15.9 Mil.
Vera Bradley (NAS:VRA) 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.
Vera Bradley Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
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Vera Bradley Inc designs women's handbags, travel items, and accessories. Each category comprises a substantial component of total sales, with the bags category comprising the Most. Most of the company's sales are made directly to customers through Vera Bradley's retail stores and e-commerce sites. The company also has a substantial wholesale business selling to specialty retail and department stores. Almost all company sales are in the United States. Vera Bradley uses third-party manufacturers in Asia to produce its product, and the company distributes the product through its distribution center in Indiana.
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