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Volta (VLTA) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -78.74% (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Volta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Volta's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $309.25 Mil. Volta's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2022 was $-244.22 Mil. Volta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was -78.74%.

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

VLTA' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -148.37   Med: -69.89   Max: -20.16
Current: -96.15

During the past 2 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Volta was -20.16%. The lowest was -148.37%. And the median was -69.89%.

VLTA's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 4.73 vs VLTA: -96.15

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) %. Volta'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.


Volta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Volta Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Volta Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -25.97

Volta Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -14.41 -25.97 -61.73 -114.94 -78.74

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

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Volta'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.


Volta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volta's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Volta 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-270.154/1040.4137
=-25.97 %

Volta'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 $-244.22 Mil.



Volta  (NYSE:VLTA) 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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Volta (VLTA) Business Description

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Address
155 De Haro Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Volta Inc is engaged in the industry of commerce-centric electric vehicle (EV) charging networks. It builds EV charging networks that capitalize on and catalyze the shift from combustion-powered miles to electric miles by placing stations where consumers are active. As part of Volta's EV charging offering, its stations allow it to enhance its site hosts' and strategic partners' core commercial interests, creating a new means for them to benefit from the transformative shift to electric mobility.
Executives
Bonita C. Stewart director 250 COROMAR DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Stephen J. Pilatzke officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1845 WALNUT STREET, 10TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Katherine J Savitt director C/O VOLTA INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Michelle Kley officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY, SUITE 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Vincent T. Cubbage director, officer: Interim CEO 725 FIFTH AVE., 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John J. Tough director C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Martin Lauber director C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Brandt Hastings officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Eli Aheto director C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Volta Inc. officer: Chief Accounting Officer 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Yifan Tang officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Scott Mercer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O VOLTA INDUSTRIES, INC., 155 DE HARO STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Virgo Hermes, Llc 10 percent owner 1201 HOWARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Jesse C Watson 10 percent owner 1201 HOWARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Virgo Agency Services Llc 10 percent owner 1201 HOWARD AVENUE, SUITE 300, BURLINGAME CA 94010

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