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Wavefront Technology Solutions (TSXV:WEE.H) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -19.42% (As of May. 2022)


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What is Wavefront Technology Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Wavefront Technology Solutions's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2022 was C$8.94 Mil. Wavefront Technology Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2022 was C$-1.74 Mil. Wavefront Technology Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in May. 2022 was -19.42%.

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

TSXV:WEE.H's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.56
* 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) %. Wavefront Technology Solutions's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in May. 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.


Wavefront Technology Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Wavefront Technology Solutions Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Wavefront Technology Solutions Annual Data
Trend Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -26.11 -6.58 -6.08 -21.14 -42.02

Wavefront Technology Solutions Quarterly Data
Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22
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 -22.17 -42.02 -6.44 -7.51 -19.42

Competitive Comparison of Wavefront Technology Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Wavefront Technology Solutions'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.


Wavefront Technology Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Wavefront Technology Solutions's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wavefront Technology Solutions 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.

Wavefront Technology Solutionss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2021 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.356/3.233767
=-41.93 %

Wavefront Technology Solutions's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$-1.74 Mil.



Wavefront Technology Solutions  (TSXV:WEE.H) 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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Wavefront Technology Solutions (TSXV:WEE.H) Business Description

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Address
70 Street North West, Suite 5621, Edmonton, AB, CAN, T6B 3P6
Wavefront Technology Solutions Inc is a technology company providing solutions to oil and gas exploration and production companies to maximize oil and gas production. It has two processes namely the Powerwave process which is an injection technology that improves the flow of fluids in geological materials including sedimentary soils and fractured rock, and Primawave process which is an effective method for aiding in-situ (in-ground) environmental groundwater remediation clean-up strategies in contaminated sites. Geographically it earns key revenue from the Middle East.

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