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Billing Services Group's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was £-1.81 Mil.
Billing Services Group's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2019 was £-6.99 Mil. Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.00%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:BILL'
s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 134.8 Med: 192.4 Max: 1316
Current: 163.93
During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Billing Services Group was 1316.00%. The lowest was 134.80%. And the median was 192.40%.
LSE:BILL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 6.36
vs LSE:BILL: 163.93
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) %. Billing Services Group's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five 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.
Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) 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.
Billing Services Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Billing Services Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Billing Services Group'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.
Billing Services Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Billing Services 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.
Billing Services Group Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Billing Services 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.
Billing Services Groups Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as
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.
What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Jun. 2019. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Billing Services Group and its competitors. Over the past decade, Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 134.80 to 1,316.00.
Is Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Billing Services Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 134.80 to a high of 1,316.00.
How does Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to GPN and CTAS?
Billing Services Group's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.36. Historically, Billing Services Group's own Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % has ranged from 134.80 to 1,316.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for a Business Services company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Business Services companies is 6.36, based on 1,105 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Billing Services Group and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 6.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Billing Services Group's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Billing Services Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Billing Services Group (LSE:BILL), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2019. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Billing Services Group Ltd is focused on payment solutions. The company offers a powerful suite of financial clearinghouse services for merchants, online stores, and telecommunications companies. Its services include local exchange carrier (LEC) phone clearing, billing and settlement solutions, toll clearing services, a Wi-Fi wholesale settlement solution, and VoiceLog Third Party Verification. The company generates a majority of revenue from LEC billing. Its geographical segment includes North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company derives the maximum revenue from North America.
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