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WT Microelectronics Co (TPE:3036) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 8.12% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WT Microelectronics Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

WT Microelectronics Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$111,809 Mil. WT Microelectronics Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$9,075 Mil. WT Microelectronics Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.12%.

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

TPE:3036' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.09   Med: 9.22   Max: 12.63
Current: 5.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of WT Microelectronics Co was 12.63%. The lowest was 5.09%. And the median was 9.22%.

TPE:3036's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
61.1% of 2473 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.19 vs TPE:3036: 5.09

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) %. WT Microelectronics Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.01%. 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.


WT Microelectronics Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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WT Microelectronics Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

WT Microelectronics Co 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 10.62 10.55 10.99 11.38 8.12

WT Microelectronics Co 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 11.38 10.41 10.88 7.74 8.12

Competitive Comparison of WT Microelectronics Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Electronic Components subindustry, WT Microelectronics Co'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.


WT Microelectronics Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



WT Microelectronics Co 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=9075.402/111808.8225
=8.12 %

WT Microelectronics Co'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 NT$9,075 Mil.



WT Microelectronics Co  (TPE:3036) 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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WT Microelectronics Co (TPE:3036) Business Description

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No. 738, Zhongzheng Road, 235th Floor, Zhonghe District, New Taipei, TWN, 235
WT Microelectronics Co Ltd develops and sells electronic and communication components. Supply chain management services are offered to vendors and customers primarily in China, but the company does contract business from other Asia Pacific countries. The majority of revenue is derived from clients in the communication, computing, and consumer markets. The company depends on a host of marketing and sales channels to help deliver value-add technical support, explore component application opportunities, and facilitate product development timelines. WT Microelectronics aims to co-define the product marketing strategy with upstream vendors and reduce the research and development pipeline for downstream clients.

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