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SMA Solar Technology AG (LTS:0NIF) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 26.32% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is SMA Solar Technology AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SMA Solar Technology AG's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €453 Mil. SMA Solar Technology AG's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €118 Mil. SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 26.32%.

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

LTS:0NIF' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -90.45   Med: 2.67   Max: 51.65
Current: 37.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of SMA Solar Technology AG was 51.65%. The lowest was -90.45%. And the median was 2.67%.

LTS:0NIF's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
98.02% of 1011 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.73 vs LTS:0NIF: 37.88

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) %. SMA Solar Technology AG'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.


SMA Solar Technology AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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SMA Solar Technology AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SMA Solar Technology AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.06 1.69 -3.04 1.82 15.02

SMA Solar Technology AG Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 12.06 15.02 16.13 30.21 26.32

Competitive Comparison of SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Solar subindustry, SMA Solar Technology AG'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.


SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SMA Solar Technology AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



SMA Solar Technology AG 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.

SMA Solar Technology AGs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=275.388/1815.006
=15.17 %

SMA Solar Technology AG's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €118 Mil.



SMA Solar Technology AG  (LTS:0NIF) 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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SMA Solar Technology AG Business Description

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Sonnenallee 1, Niestetal, DEU, 34266
SMA Solar Technology AG produces, develops, and sells systems and solutions for the efficient and sustainable generation, storage and use of solar energy. Its products include PV and battery inverters, monitoring systems for PV systems, charging solutions for electric vehicles as well as energy management systems, and digital services for the future energy supply. The company operates through the following segments; Home Solutions, Commercial & Industrial Solutions, and Large Scale & Project Solutions. The Large Scale & Project Solutions segment, which derives key revenue for the company, offers products, systems and solutions for industrial solar, storage and hydrogen projects as well as for the conversion of utility grids to a higher proportion of renewable energy.

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