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Meade Instruments (FRA:ME1N) EV-to-EBIT : -1.36 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Meade Instruments EV-to-EBIT?

EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Meade Instruments's Enterprise Value is €4.34 Mil. Meade Instruments's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2013 was €-3.19 Mil. Therefore, Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT for today is -1.36.

The historical rank and industry rank for Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:ME1N's EV-to-EBIT is not ranked *
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Industry Median: 16.16
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Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Meade Instruments's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2013 was €3.17 Mil. Meade Instruments's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2013 was €-3.19 Mil. Meade Instruments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in May. 2013 was -100.69%.


Meade Instruments EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT can be seen below:

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Meade Instruments EV-to-EBIT Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:

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Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

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Meade Instruments EV-to-EBIT Calculation

Meade Instruments's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBIT=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBIT (TTM)
=4.340/-3.19
=-1.36

Meade Instruments's current Enterprise Value is €4.34 Mil.
Meade Instruments's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-3.19 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Meade Instruments  (FRA:ME1N) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Meade Instruments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in May. 2013 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: May. 2013 ) =EBIT / Enterprise Value (Q: May. 2013 )
=-3.19/3.1682
=-100.69 %

Meade Instruments's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in May. 2013 was €3.17 Mil.
Meade Instruments's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-3.19 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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Meade Instruments (FRA:ME1N) Business Description

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Meade Instruments Corporation is a Delaware Corporation. The Company is a consumer products company that designs, manufactures, imports and distributes telescopes, telescope accessories, binoculars, spotting scopes, and other consumer optical products.. The Company's brands include Meade and Coronado. They are associated with the amateur astronomy, consumer optical and sporting goods markets. Products such as the LX200 series of telescopes that combine the state-of-the-art LX200 with the precision of Advanced Coma Free (ACF) optics; the LX90GPS that brings GPS capabilities to a moderately priced Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope; LS, the newest addition of fully computerized telescopes using 'Lightswitch' technology, which provides a revolutionary self-alignment routine, allowing users with no astronomy experience to enjoy a multi-media guided-tour of the night sky; also, the new LT series, which is its value platform, using the same high-quality mechanics of the LS, but the Deep Sky Imager series of high-performance charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras that have advanced astro-imaging to near point-and-shoot simplicity,. It competes in the United States and Canada with SW Technology Corporation, and Bushnell Performance Optics, Inc., and to a lesser extent, with other smaller companies which service niche markets.

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