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VIA optronics AG (VIA optronics AG) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -30.96% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is VIA optronics AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

VIA optronics AG's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $31.6 Mil. VIA optronics AG's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was $-7.3 Mil. VIA optronics AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -30.96%.

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

VIAO'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) %. VIA optronics AG's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 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.


VIA optronics AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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VIA optronics AG Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

VIA optronics AG Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -0.75 -7.03 -33.00

VIA optronics AG Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 - -7.72 -22.08 -30.96 -

Competitive Comparison of VIA optronics AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, VIA optronics AG'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.


VIA optronics AG's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



VIA optronics AG 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.

VIA optronics AGs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-10.734/152.650225
=-7.03 %

VIA optronics AG's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-7.3 Mil.



VIA optronics AG  (NYSE:VIAO) 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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VIA optronics AG provides interactive display solutions and systems for the industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets. The company develops, manufactures and sells customized and application-specific metal mesh touch sensors and electrode base film materials for use in touch modules or other touch products. The portfolio includes Interactive Display Systems, Display Solutions, and Camera Solutions and Systems.