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Communications Systems (Communications Systems) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -9.07% (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Communications Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Communications Systems's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $89.86 Mil. Communications Systems's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was $-7.72 Mil. Communications Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was -9.07%.

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

JCS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.35
* 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) %. Communications Systems'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 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.


Communications Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Communications Systems Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Communications Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -10.70 -7.09 0.13 -3.01 -9.07

Communications Systems Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
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 -3.01 -2.76 -2.49 -2.51 -9.07

Competitive Comparison of Communications Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Communications Systems'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.


Communications Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Communications Systems's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Communications Systems 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-8.146/89.860048
=-9.07 %

Communications Systems's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-7.72 Mil.



Communications Systems  (NAS:JCS) 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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Communications Systems (Communications Systems) Business Description

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10900 Red Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343
Communications Systems Inc is a telecommunications firm. Its Electronics & Software segment manufactures and sells solutions that provide actionable intelligence, power and connectivity at the edge of networks through PoE products, software and services as well as traditional products and designs, develops, and sells edge network access products, TDM over IP and other circuit emulation solutions; and Services and Support segment provides technology solutions including virtualization, managed services, wired and wireless network design and implementation, and hybrid cloud infrastructure and deployment and designs, develops, and sells SD-WAN solutions. It operates in North America; Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Rest of world.
Executives
Northern Pacific Growth Investment Advisors, Llc 10 percent owner 315 EAST LAKE STREET, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Marilyn S. Adler director 315 LAKE STREET EAST, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Tom Holland director 315 LAKE STREET EAST, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Kyle Udseth director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NORTHERN PACIFIC GROUP, 315 EAST LAKE STREET, SUITE 301, WAYZATA MN 55391
Scott Honour director 10877 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Mike Siegler officer: Senior Vice President 10900 RED CIRCLE DR., MINNETONKA MN 55343
Anita Kumar director, officer: President/CEO 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Michael R. Zapata director 2765 NW NICOLAI STREET, PORTLAND OR 97210
Mark Fandrich officer: CFO 17400 6TH AVE. N., PLYMOUTH MN 55447
Kristin Hlavka other: Controller 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Scott Fluegge officer: VP 12946 66TH ST N, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33412
Roger Hd Lacey director 10900 RED CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Steven Webster director 4901 ARDEN AVE., EDINA MN 55424
Richard A Primuth director
Curtis A Sampson director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO PO BOX 777, S MAIN ST, HECTOR MN 55342

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