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Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) EV-to-EBIT : 35.85 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Measurement Specialties EV-to-EBIT?

EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Measurement Specialties's Enterprise Value is €1,090.4 Mil. Measurement Specialties's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 was €30.4 Mil. Therefore, Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT for today is 35.85.

The historical rank and industry rank for Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:MEG' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -240.3   Med: 17   Max: 171.7
Current: 37.1

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBIT of Measurement Specialties was 171.70. The lowest was -240.30. And the median was 17.00.

FRA:MEG's EV-to-EBIT is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 16.31 vs FRA:MEG: 37.10

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Measurement Specialties's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was €1,137.5 Mil. Measurement Specialties's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 was €30.4 Mil. Measurement Specialties's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 2.67%.


Measurement Specialties EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT 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.

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Measurement Specialties EV-to-EBIT Chart

Measurement Specialties Annual Data
Trend Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
EV-to-EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.23 15.47 16.31 16.79 23.12

Measurement Specialties Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
EV-to-EBIT 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 20.07 22.13 22.28 23.12 36.93

Competitive Comparison of Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Measurement Specialties EV-to-EBIT Calculation

Measurement Specialties's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBIT=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBIT (TTM)
=1090.446/30.419
=35.85

Measurement Specialties's current Enterprise Value is €1,090.4 Mil.
Measurement Specialties's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €30.4 Mil.

* 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.


Measurement Specialties  (FRA:MEG) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Measurement Specialties's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: Jun. 2014 ) =EBIT / Enterprise Value (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=30.419/1137.542042
=2.67 %

Measurement Specialties's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was €1,137.5 Mil.
Measurement Specialties's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €30.4 Mil.

* 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.


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Measurement Specialties (FRA:MEG) Business Description

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Measurement Specialties, Inc. is a New Jersey corporation organized in 1981. The Company is engaged in the design, development and manufacture of sensors and sensor-based systems for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end users, based on a broad portfolio of proprietary technology and typically characterized by the MEAS brand name. The Company is a multi-national corporation with fifteen main manufacturing facilities strategically located in the United States, China and Europe, enabling the Company to produce and market an array of sensors that use advanced technologies to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics. These sensors are used for engine and vehicle, medical, general industrial, consumer and home appliance, military/aerospace, and test and measurement applications. The Company's products include sensors for measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level. The Company's advanced technologies include piezoresistive silicon, polymer and ceramic piezoelectric materials, application specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ('MEMS'), foil strain gauges, electromagnetic force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices, linear and rotational variable differential transformers, anisotropic magneto-resistive devices, electromagnetic displacement sensors, hygroscopic capacitive structures, ultrasonic measurement systems, optical measurement systems, negative thermal coefficient ('NTC') ceramic sensors, 3-6 DOF (degree of freedom) force/torque structures, complex mechanical resonators, magnetic reed switches, high frequency multipoint scanning algorithms, and high precision submersible hydrostatic level detection. The Company's competitors include small independent companies and divisions of large corporations such as Danaher, General Electric, Schneider-Electric and Honeywell.