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 (2024-05-05), the stock price of Cynosure is $66.00.
Cynosure's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 was $0.59. Therefore, Cynosure's earnings yield of today is 0.89%.
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) %. Cynosure's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2016 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.
Cynosure Earnings Yield % Calculation
Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.
Cynosure's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as
Cynosure's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.590 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:
The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.
Cynosure (NAS:CYNO) 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.
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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Cynosure Inc was incorporated in July 1991. The Company develops and markets aesthetic treatment systems that enable plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other medical practitioners to perform non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures to remove hair, treat vascular and benign pigmented lesions, remove multi-colored tattoos, revitalize the skin, liquefy and remove unwanted fat through laser lipolysis, reduce cellulite, clear nails infected by toe fungus and ablate sweat glands. It has also developed an aesthetic treatment product for the home use market. The Company sells its products through a direct sales force in North America, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Korea, China, Japan and Mexico and through international distributors in approximately 120 other countries. Its product portfolio is composed of various energy sources including Alexandrite, diode, Nd:YAG, picosecond, pulse dye, and Q-switched lasers and intense pulsed light. It offers single energy source systems as well as workstations that incorporate two or more different types of lasers or pulsed light technologies. It offers multiple technologies and system alternatives at various price points depending mainly on the number and type of energy sources included in the system. Its products are designed to be easily upgradeable to add additional energy sources and handpieces, which provide its customers with technological flexibility as it expand their practices. The Company's latest innovations are SmartLipo system and PicoSure system. The Company's flagship products include Elite, Affirm/SmartSkin, Cynergy, Accolade. The Company sells its aesthetic treatment systems to the traditional physician customer base of dermatologists and plastic surgeons as well as to non-traditional physician customers who are providing aesthetic services using laser and light-based technology. Non-traditional physician customers can include primary care physicians, obstetricians and gynecologists. As of December 31, 2013, the Company owns over 60 United States patents, as well as many United States pending applications and foreign patents and pending applications. It is also joint owners with El.En. of certain patents and pending applications. The Company competes with Cutera, Solta Medical, Syneron Medical, ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Alma Lasers among others. Its products are medical devices subject to extensive and rigorous regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, as well as other regulatory bodies.
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