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MobileIron (MobileIron) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -5.65% (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is MobileIron Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

MobileIron's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was $752.7 Mil. MobileIron's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2020 was $-42.5 Mil. MobileIron's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was -5.65%.

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

MOBL's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 1.19
* 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) %. MobileIron's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


MobileIron Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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MobileIron Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

MobileIron Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -41.84 -26.18 -17.83 -11.22 -9.55

MobileIron Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -6.94 -9.55 -11.25 -6.88 -5.65

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, MobileIron'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.


MobileIron's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



MobileIron 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.

MobileIrons Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-44.793/469.1805
=-9.55 %

MobileIron's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2020 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-42.5 Mil.



MobileIron  (NAS:MOBL) 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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MobileIron (MobileIron) Business Description

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490 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
MobileIron Inc provides a purpose-built mobile IT platform. The company's platform enables enterprises to manage and secure mobile applications, content, and devices while providing their employees with device choice, privacy, and native user experience.It serves to midsize and large enterprises across industries like financial services, government, healthcare, legal, manufacturing, professional services, retail, technology, and telecommunications. Geographically, it operates in California North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.
Executives
Altai Capital Management, L.p. director, other: See Remarks 4675 MACARTHUR COURT SUITE 1500 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Brian Foster officer: Senior VP, Product Management 21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE STERLING VA 20166
Simon Biddiscombe director, officer: President and CEO C/O MOBILEIRON, INC., 415 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Christof Baumgaertner officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O MOBILEIRON, INC., 490 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Scott D. Hill officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MOBILEIRON, INC. 415 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Storm Ventures Fund Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL ROAD SUITE 301 MENLO PARK CA 94025
Storm Ventures Affiliates Fund Iii Lp 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL RD SUITE 301 MENLO CA 94025
Storm Ventures Fund Iii Lp 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL ROAD SUITE 301 MENLO PARK CA 94025
Storm Ventures Principals Fund Iii 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL ROAD SUITE 301 MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kenneth R. Klein director C/O MOBILEIRON, INC. 415 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94943
Altai Capital Management, Llc director, other: See Remarks 4675 MACARTHUR COURT SUITE 1500 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Rishi Bajaj director 4675 MACARTHUR COURT SUITE 1500 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Tae Hea Nahm director, 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL ROAD SUITE 301 MENLO PARK CA 94025
James R Tolonen director
Anjali Joshi director

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