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Vanda Pharmaceuticals (Vanda Pharmaceuticals) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 10.26% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-136.1 Mil. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14.0 Mil. Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.26%.

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

VNDA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -121.95   Med: -1.97   Max: 21.24
Current: 15.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Vanda Pharmaceuticals was 21.24%. The lowest was -121.95%. And the median was -1.97%.

VNDA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: -15.465 vs VNDA: 15.24

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) %. Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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.


Vanda Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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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Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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 3.92 7.42 9.23 -17.54 10.26

Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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 -17.54 -15.87 -9.66 0.10 10.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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.


Vanda Pharmaceuticals Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vanda Pharmaceuticals's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vanda Pharmaceuticals 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-13.952/-136.06441
=10.25 %

Vanda Pharmaceuticals'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 $-14.0 Mil.



Vanda Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:VNDA) 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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Vanda Pharmaceuticals (Vanda Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300 E, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapies to address high unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients. Its commercial portfolio comprises two products, HETLIOZ for the treatment of Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder (Non-24) & nighttime sleep disturbances in Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS) and Fanapt for the treatment of schizophrenia. Its other products include VHX-896 and ASO Molecules. The majority of revenue is derived from HETLIOZ product sales.
Executives
Joakim Wijkstrom officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON, DC DC 20037
Stephen Ray Mitchell director C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Kevin Patrick Moran officer: VP, Acting CFO & Treasurer C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Timothy Williams officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Tage Honore director C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Mihael Hristos Polymeropoulos director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9605 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE SUITE 300, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Gunther Birznieks officer: SVP, Business Development 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Thomas Watkins director 1221 GULF SHORE BLVD N #303, NAPLES FL 34102
Aranthan Ii Jones officer: Chief Corp. Affairs Officer 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC DC 20037
Phaedra Chrousos director 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Richard W Dugan director 20425 SENECA MEADOWS PARKWAY, GERMANTOWN MD 20876
James Patrick Kelly officer: SVP, CFO, Treasurer & Secretar C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Gian Piero Reverberi officer: SVP, General Manager Europe 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Anne Sempowski Ward director C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Vincent Milano director C/O VIROPHARMA INC, 405 EAGLEVIEW BLVD, EXTON PA 19341