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Novanta (Novanta) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 1.95% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Novanta's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,330.9 Mil. Novanta's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $123.3 Mil. Novanta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.95%.

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

NOVT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 2.93   Max: 8.25
Current: 2.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Novanta was 8.25%. The lowest was 1.05%. And the median was 2.93%.

NOVT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
57.44% of 2474 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.315 vs NOVT: 2.16

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) %. Novanta's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.14%. 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.


Novanta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

* 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.

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Novanta Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.18 1.39 1.23 2.05 1.95

Novanta 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) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.05 1.87 1.74 2.30 1.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Novanta'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.


Novanta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

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

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



Novanta 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=123.31/6330.94274
=1.95 %

Novanta'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 $123.3 Mil.



Novanta  (NAS:NOVT) 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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Novanta (Novanta) Business Description

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125 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730
Novanta Inc manufactures photonic and motion-control components for original equipment manufacturers in the medical equipment and industrial technology markets. The firm operates in three segments: photonics, vision, and precision motion. The photonics segment, which sells photonics-based products that include carbon dioxide lasers, laser scanning, super-resolution imaging lasers, and laser beam delivery items. The vision segment sells medical-grade technologies, including visualization solutions, imaging informatics products, and thermal printers contributing the majority of revenue. The precision motion segment sells optical encoders, motion control technology, and precision machined components. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the United States and Europe.
Executives
Robert Buckley officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730-1409
Matthijs Glastra officer: Group President,Laser Products C/O GSI GROUP CORPORATION, 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Brian S Young officer: Executive VP, Human Resources C/O 25 CORPORATE DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Thomas N Secor director GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Barbara B. Hulit director C/O FORTIVE CORPORATION, 6920 SEAWAY BLVD, EVERETT WA 98203
Michele Davis Welsh officer: General Counsel C/O NOVANTA INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Solomon Darlene J. S. director 6070 PARKLAND BLVD., MAYFIELD HTS. OH 44124
Peter L Chang officer: Vice President-Corp Controller C/O GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Katherine Ann Owen director 2825 AIRVIEW BLVD., KALAMAZOO MI 49002
Maxine Lum Mauricio director 301 MERRITT SEVEN CORPORATE PARK, 6TH FL, C/O EMCOR GROUP INC., NORWALK CT 06851
Stephen W Bershad director 66 ARROYO HONDO TRAIL, SANTA FE NM 87508
Deborah Disanzo director 7601 PENN AVENUE SOUTH, RICHFIELD MN 55423
Lonny J Carpenter director 2825 AIRVIEW BOULEVARD, KALAMAZOO MI 49002
Brian Douglas King director C/O NOVANTA INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730