TLMDW (SOC Telemed) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: -23.47% (As of Dec. 2021)

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TLMDW SOC Telemed Inc TLMDW
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What is SOC Telemed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

SOC Telemed TLMDW 19 Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -23.47% as of Dec. 2021. GuruFocus rates TLMDW with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

SOC Telemed's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $0.00 Mil. SOC Telemed does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate SOC Telemed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) at this moment.

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

TLMDW' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -210.1   Med: -15.91   Max: -1.04
Current: -11.83

During the past 3 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of SOC Telemed was -1.04%. The lowest was -210.10%. And the median was -15.91%.

TLMDW's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 3.875 vs TLMDW: -11.83

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) %. SOC Telemed's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 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.


SOC Telemed  (NAS:TLMDW) 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.


SOC Telemed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


SOC Telemed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for SOC Telemed'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.

SOC Telemed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

SOC Telemed Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
0.00 -6.85 -23.47

SOC Telemed Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % 0.00 -6.85 -23.47

TLMDW vs PHCI, JYNT, TALK: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, SOC Telemed'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.


SOC Telemed Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, SOC Telemed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SOC Telemed 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-41.665/0
= %


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -23.47% mean?
SOC Telemed (TLMDW) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -23.47% as of Dec. 2021. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on SOC Telemed and its competitors.
Is SOC Telemed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
SOC Telemed's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -23.47%. Overall, SOC Telemed has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SOC Telemed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to PHCI and JYNT?
SOC Telemed's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -23.47% can be compared against companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.88. 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 Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 3.88, based on 684 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 SOC Telemed and its competitors. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 3.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. SOC Telemed's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -23.47%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SOC Telemed stock overvalued right now?
SOC Telemed (TLMDW) has a current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of -23.47%. The current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -23.47%. SOC Telemed's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 6 warning signs to review. 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 SOC Telemed (TLMDW), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is -23.47% as of Dec. 2021. 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.

SOC Telemed Business Description

Address 1768 Business Center Drive, Suite 100, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
SOC Telemed Inc is a provider of acute care telemedicine services and technology to U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems based on number of clients. It provides technology enabled clinical solutions which include acute teleNeurology, telePsychiatry, and teleICU, and telePulmonology service. It supports specialty care, providing time-sensitive specialty care when patients are vulnerable and may not otherwise have access. Its solution was developed to support complex workflows in the acute care setting by integrating cloud-based software platform, Telemed IQ, with a panel of patient advocates and a network of clinical specialists to create a seamless, acute telemedicine solution.
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