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2U (TWOU) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -23.36% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is 2U Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

2U's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,032.0 Mil. 2U's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-241.4 Mil. 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -23.36%.

The historical rank and industry rank for 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

TWOU' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -26.61   Med: -5.02   Max: -0.68
Current: -25.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of 2U was -0.68%. The lowest was -26.61%. And the median was -5.02%.

TWOU's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
91.32% of 265 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 5.28 vs TWOU: -25.38

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) %. 2U'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.


2U Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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2U Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

2U 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 -14.45 -6.91 -6.46 -19.16 -23.36

2U 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 -19.16 -13.09 -23.64 -18.76 -23.36

Competitive Comparison of 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, 2U'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.


2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2U's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



2U 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.

2Us Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-241.38/1031.960538
=-23.39 %

2U'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 $-241.4 Mil.



2U  (NAS:TWOU) 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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2U (TWOU) Business Description

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Address
7900 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD, USA, 20706
2U Inc provides educational technology services for nonprofit colleges and universities. It builds, delivers, and monitors educational platforms that enable online delivery of degree programs and alternative credentials such as short technical courses. The company provides cloud-based software-as-a-service platform and various technology-enabled services such as learning technology, live class application monitoring, content development, marketing, among others that help its clients to reach students globally. It is organized in two reportable business segments: Degree Program segment and Alternative Credential segment. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's Degree Program segment, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
Aaron Mccullough officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Edward S. Macias director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900, LANDOVER MD 20785
Gregory K Peters director C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Christopher J Paucek director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Paul A Maeder director C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, HIGH ST TOWER 125 HIGH ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Alexis Maybank director C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
James Kenigsberg officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Matthew J. Norden officer: Co-General Counsel C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Mark Chernis director 2315 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10024
Paul S Lalljie officer: Chief Financial Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
John M Larson director 2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60195
Robert M Stavis director 211 HOMMOCKS ROAD, LARCHMONT NY 10538
John B. Ellis officer: Chief Accounting Officer THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA GA 30328
Earl Lewis director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, LANDOVER MD 20785
Timothy M Haley director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025