VCST (Viewcast.com) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %: 0.00% (As of Jun. 2013)


What is Viewcast.com Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Viewcast.com VCST Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2013.

Viewcast.com's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was $7.90 Mil. Viewcast.com's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2013 was $-1.83 Mil. Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 0.00%.

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

VCST's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.93
* 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) %. Viewcast.com's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was -13.89%. 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.


Viewcast.com  (OTCPK:VCST) 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.


Viewcast.com Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms


Viewcast.com Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Viewcast.com Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Viewcast.com Annual Data
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Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
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Viewcast.com Quarterly Data
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VCST vs GRCK, AVRN, BLGI: Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Viewcast.com'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.


Viewcast.com Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viewcast.com 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.

Viewcast.coms Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.2/4.79016
=-25.05 %

Viewcast.com's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.83 Mil.


What does a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% mean?
Viewcast.com (VCST) has a Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% as of Jun. 2013. Joel Greenblatt's earnings yield equals the ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to enterprise value. View historical data on Viewcast.com and its competitors.
Is Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Viewcast.com's current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00%.
How does Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to GRCK and AVRN?
Viewcast.com's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. The industry median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.93. 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 Software company?
The median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % among Software companies is 1.93, based on 2,899 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 Viewcast.com and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 1.93 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Viewcast.com'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 Viewcast.com stock overvalued right now?
Viewcast.com (VCST) 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 Viewcast.com (VCST), the current Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2013. 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.

Viewcast.com Business Description

Address 3701 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, TX, USA, 75075-7840
Viewcast.com Inc is engaged in developing industry hardware and software for the capture, management, transformation and delivery of digital media over IP and mobile networks. The company products include Niagara System and Osprey Cards, provides required technology to deliver the multi-platform experiences.