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iHeartMedia (iHeartMedia) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.80% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is iHeartMedia Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

iHeartMedia's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,101 Mil. iHeartMedia's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $171 Mil. iHeartMedia's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.80%.

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

IHRT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.43   Med: 3.28   Max: 21.22
Current: 2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of iHeartMedia was 21.22%. The lowest was -25.43%. And the median was 3.28%.

IHRT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
50.29% of 1052 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.785 vs IHRT: 2.85

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) %. iHeartMedia'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.


iHeartMedia Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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iHeartMedia Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

iHeartMedia Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.02 2.31 5.35 2.80

iHeartMedia 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 5.35 4.60 -10.30 -6.04 2.80

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

For the Broadcasting subindustry, iHeartMedia'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.


iHeartMedia's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, iHeartMedia's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



iHeartMedia 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=170.976/6101.06721
=2.80 %

iHeartMedia'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 $171 Mil.



iHeartMedia  (NAS:IHRT) 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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iHeartMedia (iHeartMedia) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
20880 Stone Oak Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78258
iHeartMedia Inc is a us-based diversified media and entertainment company. It operates through the segments of the Multiplatform Group, the Digital Audio Group, and the Audio & Media Services Group. The company derives prime revenue from the Multiplatform Group segment which includes the company's Broadcast radio, Networks and Sponsorships, and Events businesses. The Digital Audio Group segment includes all of the company's digital businesses, including podcasting; and the Audio & Media Services Group includes Katz Media Group, a full-service media representation business, and RCS Sound Software, a provider of scheduling and broadcast software and services.
Executives
Robert W Pittman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CENDANT, 9 WEST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott D Hamilton officer: See Remarks 200 EAST BASSE ROAD, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Michael B Mcguinness officer: EVP-Finance & Deputy CFO C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Richard J Bressler director, officer: President, COO and CFO 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
James A Rasulo director 20880 STONE OAK PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78258
Global Media & Entertainment Investments Ltd 10 percent owner C/O RHONE, BLDG. 2, WESTERN BUS. CNTR., MT. PLEASANT VLG., WESTERN RD, SP63131, NASSAU C5 00000
Simon Groom 10 percent owner C/O GROOM HILL, 24 BOULEVARD PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE, MONACO O9 98000
Global Media & Entertainment Investments Trust 10 percent owner C/O GROOM HILL, 24 BOULEVARD PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE, MONACO O9 98000
Michael Tabor 10 percent owner C/O GROOM HILL, 24 BOULEVARD PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE, MONACO O9 98000
James W. Hill 10 percent owner C/O GROOM HILL, 24 BOULEVARD PRINCESSE CHARLOTTE, MONACO O9 98000
Samuel Eli Englebardt director C/O IHEARTMEDIA, INC., 20880 STONE OAK PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78258
Silver Point Capital L.p. 10 percent owner TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, SUITE 1, GREENWICH CT 06830
Edward A Mule director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Robert J O'shea director, 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jordan Fasbender officer: SEE BELOW C/O IHEARTMEDIA, INC., 20880 STONE OAK PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78258

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