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Bloom Energy (Bloom Energy) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -4.78% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bloom Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Bloom Energy's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,135 Mil. Bloom Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-198 Mil. Bloom Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -4.78%.

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

BE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -36.63   Med: -5.81   Max: -0.99
Current: -6.71

During the past 8 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Bloom Energy was -0.99%. The lowest was -36.63%. And the median was -5.81%.

BE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
88.54% of 3037 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 4.41 vs BE: -6.71

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) %. Bloom Energy's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Bloom Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bloom Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Bloom Energy Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Bloom Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -12.12 -1.80 -2.66 -5.61 -4.78

Bloom Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -5.61 -5.24 -4.76 -6.26 -4.78

Competitive Comparison of Bloom Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Bloom Energy'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.


Bloom Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Bloom Energy's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bloom Energy 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.

Bloom Energys Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-197.744/4134.5104
=-4.78 %

Bloom Energy's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-198 Mil.



Bloom Energy  (NYSE:BE) 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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Bloom Energy (Bloom Energy) Business Description

Industry
Address
4353 North First Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Bloom Energy designs, manufactures, sells, and installs solid-oxide fuel cell systems ("Energy Servers") for on-site power generation. Bloom Energy Servers are fuel-flexible and can use natural gas, biogas, and hydrogen to create 24/7 electricity for stationary applications. In 2021, the company announced plans to leverage its technology and enter the electrolyzer market. Bloom primarily sells its systems in the United States and South Korea.
Executives
Guillermo Brooks officer: EVP, Sales - Americas 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Shawn Marie Soderberg officer: EVP, GC & Secretary 1000 ALFRED NOBEL DRIVE, HERCULES CA 94547
Sharelynn Faye Moore officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 424 W. HIGH DRIVE, SPOKANE WA 99203
Cynthia J Warner director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Kr Sridhar director, officer: Chairman & CEO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Glen Griffiths officer: EVP, Services 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Gregory D Cameron officer: See Remarks 4353 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Eddy Zervigon director 1601 DRY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 260, LONGMONT CO 80503
Jeffrey R Immelt director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John T Chambers director 170 W. TASMAN DR., SAN JOSE CA 95134-1706
Michael J Boskin director C/O RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS LLC, ONE ROCKERFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10020
Mary K Bush director 3509 WOODBINE STREET, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Swaminathan Venkataraman officer: EVP of Engineering and CTO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Sk Ecoplant Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner 19 YULGOK-RO 2-GIL, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL M5 03149
Susan Seilheimer Brennan officer: EVP and COO 1299 ORLEANS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089