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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Earnings Yield % : N/A% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is SMS Alternatives Earnings Yield %?

The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

As of today (2024-05-25), the stock price of SMS Alternatives is $0.01. SMS Alternatives's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $-0.52. Therefore, SMS Alternatives's earnings yield of today is N/A%.

The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. SMS Alternatives's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 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.


SMS Alternatives Earnings Yield % Calculation

Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.

SMS Alternatives's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as

Earnings Yield=Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)/Share Price
=-0.518/0.01
=N/A %

SMS Alternatives's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.518 Mil.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Earnings Yield=Net Income /Market Cap

The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.


SMS Alternatives  (OTCPK:CICN) Earnings Yield % Explanation

If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.

If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.

Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.

Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.

Be Aware

Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.


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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Business Description

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Address
8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 542, Cary, NC, USA, 27518
SMS Alternatives Inc formerly Cicero Inc provides desktop activity intelligence and improvement software that helps organizations isolate issues and automates employee tasks in the contact center and back office. It provides a combination of application and process integration, automation and desktop analytics capabilities, technical support, training and consulting services. Geographically, it operates in the United States, and Europe. The company generates revenue from three categories: software, maintenance, and services; out of which a vast majority is earned from Software within the United States.
Executives
Mark Landis director 251 CRANDON BLVD. KEY BISCAYNE FL 33149
John Steffens director, 10 percent owner C/O DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP, INC., 750 PARK OF COMMERCE DRIVE SUITE 210, BOCCA RATON FL 33487
Don Peppers director 1111 SUMMER STREET STAMFORD CT 06905
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Privet Fund Management Llc 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, ATLANTA GA 30305
Ryan Levenson director, 10 percent owner 2396 DELLWOOD DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Thomas Aiken Avery director 465 LAUREL CHASE COURT, ATLANTA GA 30327
Bruce D Miller director 42 NONANTUM AVE NANTUCKETT MA 02584
Jonathan Gallen 10 percent owner 450 PARK AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P Broderick director, officer: CEO/CFO 214 CARNERE CENTER SUITE 303 PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antony J Castagno director, officer: CTO 11775 MOUNTAIN PARK ROAD ROSWELL GA 30075
Jay Kingley director 20 THISTLE LANE WARREN NJ 07059
Charles B Porciello director 2635 BUCKINGHAM RD ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043
Bruce W Hasenyager director 1400 EARLSHIRE PLACE PLANO TX 75075
Atherton John W Jr director

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