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ESM Acquisition (ESM Acquisition) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -1.56% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is ESM Acquisition Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

ESM Acquisition's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. ESM Acquisition's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was $-5.95 Mil. ESM Acquisition's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -1.56%.

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

ESM.U' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.55   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -1.52

ESM.U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: -1.75 vs ESM.U: -1.52

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) %. ESM Acquisition's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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.


ESM Acquisition Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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ESM Acquisition Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

ESM Acquisition Annual Data
Trend Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
-0.73

ESM Acquisition Quarterly Data
Jan21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.73 -1.03 -1.27 -1.56

Competitive Comparison of ESM Acquisition's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, ESM Acquisition'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.


ESM Acquisition's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, ESM Acquisition's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



ESM Acquisition 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.

ESM Acquisitions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-2.725/0
= %

ESM Acquisition's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-5.95 Mil.



ESM Acquisition  (NYSE:ESM.U) 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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ESM Acquisition (ESM Acquisition) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2229 San Felipe, Suite 1300, Houston, TX, USA, 77019
ESM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
Thrasyvoulos Moraitis officer: Chief Investment Officer 2229 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77019
John T Raymond director, 10 percent owner THE ENERGY & MINERALS GROUP, 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002
John G. Calvert director 2000 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Jeffrey A Ball officer: Chief Financial Officer 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael Lawrence Davis director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 100 BILL BAKER WAY, BECKLEY WV 25801
Joseph S. Norville director 4503 LAKESIDE DRIVE, COLLEYVILLE TX 76034
Brett A. Olsher director 21 LAUNCESTON PLACE, LONDON X0 W8 5RL
Michael Murray Gamson director 9015 SANDRINGHAM DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77024
John Carr director 6 UPPER CRANFORD CENTRE, MONTROSE, DUBLIN L2 D04 X6H0
Esm Sponsor, Lp 10 percent owner 2229 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77019