Optare (LSE:OPE) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Optare LSE:OPE Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Sep. 2014. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Optare's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was £0.00 Mil. Optare's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2014 was £-3.76 Mil. Optare's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.00%.

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

LSE:OPE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 5.88
* 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) %. Optare's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 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.


Optare  (LSE:OPE) 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.


Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Optare'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.

Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Optare Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Optare Semi-Annual Data
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Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Competitor Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Optare'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.


Optare Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Optare's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Optare 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.

Optares Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-3.041/0
= %

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?
Optare (LSE:OPE) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Sep. 2014. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Optare and its competitors.
Is Optare's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Optare's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%.
How does Optare's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to competitors?
Optare's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88. 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Vehicles & Parts companies is 5.88, based on 1,334 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 Optare and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 5.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Optare'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 Optare stock overvalued right now?
Optare (LSE:OPE) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00%. 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 Optare (LSE:OPE), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Sep. 2014. 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.

Optare Business Description

Optare PLC is a company incorporated and domiciled in United Kingdom on January 23, 2008. The Company is engaged in designing, manufacturing and selling deck and double deck buses, and also offers after sales service. The company operates in the United Kingdom. The Company's products include; Solo a mini-bus, Metro city and Versa a Midi-buses, Tempo a Full size single deck bus, and Metrodecker a Double-decker bus. It also provides refurbishment services; and technical training, support services, and parts.