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Auto Trader Group (FRA:2UA) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.00% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Auto Trader Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Auto Trader Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €8,936.4 Mil. Auto Trader Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €439.7 Mil. Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.00%.

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

FRA:2UA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 4.6   Max: 6.91
Current: 5.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Auto Trader Group was 6.91%. The lowest was 1.80%. And the median was 4.60%.

FRA:2UA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
64.32% of 569 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.77 vs FRA:2UA: 5.12

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) %. Auto Trader Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Auto Trader Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Auto Trader Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Auto Trader Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.98 3.00 5.11 5.19 5.51

Auto Trader Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - 5.19 - 5.51 -

Competitive Comparison of Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Auto Trader Group'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.


Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Auto Trader Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Auto Trader Group 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.

Auto Trader Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=407.512/7324.7951
=5.56 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.



Auto Trader Group  (FRA:2UA) 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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Auto Trader Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Tony Wilson Place, 4th Floor, Manchester, GBR, M15 4FN
Auto Trader Group PLC is a digital automotive marketplace based in the UK, which provides trading channels for a range of vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans, bikes, and farm machinery, as well as relevant services such as car insurance, loans, valuations, and vehicle check services. The company generates revenue from three streams; Trade revenue from retailers and home traders advertising vehicles and using Auto Trader's products, which represent the majority of the company's income; the Consumer services revenue stems from private sellers placing advertisements and from the company's partners who provide services to consumers; and the Display advertising revenue is earned from manufacturers or their advertising agencies, which advertise their brand or services on the marketplace.

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