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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -20.58% (As of Jun. 2020)


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What is SMS Alternatives Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SMS Alternatives's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was $3.30 Mil. SMS Alternatives's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $-1.38 Mil. SMS Alternatives's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was -20.58%.

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

CICN's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.315
* 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) %. SMS Alternatives's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 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.


SMS Alternatives Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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SMS Alternatives Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SMS Alternatives Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -34.25 -47.17 -42.19 -40.32 -30.30

SMS Alternatives Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 -47.39 -31.85 -30.30 -23.31 -20.58

Competitive Comparison of SMS Alternatives's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Software - Application subindustry, SMS Alternatives'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.


SMS Alternatives's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SMS Alternatives's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



SMS Alternatives 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.

SMS Alternativess Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.349/2.3948019
=-56.33 %

SMS Alternatives's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.38 Mil.



SMS Alternatives  (OTCPK:CICN) 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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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Business Description

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8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 542, Cary, NC, USA, 27518
SMS Alternatives Inc formerly Cicero Inc provides desktop activity intelligence and improvement software that helps organizations isolate issues and automates employee tasks in the contact center and back office. It provides a combination of application and process integration, automation and desktop analytics capabilities, technical support, training and consulting services. Geographically, it operates in the United States, and Europe. The company generates revenue from three categories: software, maintenance, and services; out of which a vast majority is earned from Software within the United States.
Executives
Mark Landis director 251 CRANDON BLVD. KEY BISCAYNE FL 33149
John Steffens director, 10 percent owner C/O DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP, INC., 750 PARK OF COMMERCE DRIVE SUITE 210, BOCCA RATON FL 33487
Don Peppers director 1111 SUMMER STREET STAMFORD CT 06905
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Privet Fund Management Llc 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, ATLANTA GA 30305
Ryan Levenson director, 10 percent owner 2396 DELLWOOD DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Thomas Aiken Avery director 465 LAUREL CHASE COURT, ATLANTA GA 30327
Bruce D Miller director 42 NONANTUM AVE NANTUCKETT MA 02584
Jonathan Gallen 10 percent owner 450 PARK AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P Broderick director, officer: CEO/CFO 214 CARNERE CENTER SUITE 303 PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antony J Castagno director, officer: CTO 11775 MOUNTAIN PARK ROAD ROSWELL GA 30075
Jay Kingley director 20 THISTLE LANE WARREN NJ 07059
Charles B Porciello director 2635 BUCKINGHAM RD ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043
Bruce W Hasenyager director 1400 EARLSHIRE PLACE PLANO TX 75075
Atherton John W Jr director

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