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Energy Developments (ASX:ENE) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 7.40% (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is Energy Developments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Energy Developments's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was A$1,721.9 Mil. Energy Developments's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 was A$127.3 Mil. Energy Developments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 7.40%.

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

ASX:ENE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 6.55   Max: 10.5
Current: 6.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Energy Developments was 10.50%. The lowest was 0.30%. And the median was 6.55%.

ASX:ENE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 6.56 vs ASX:ENE: 6.90

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) %. Energy Developments's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 35.36%. 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.


Energy Developments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Energy Developments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Energy Developments Annual Data
Trend Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 6.34 9.23 7.30 7.40

Energy Developments Semi-Annual Data
Dec05 Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15
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 9.23 - 7.30 - 7.40

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

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Energy Developments'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.


Energy Developments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Energy Developments's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Energy Developments 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.

Energy Developmentss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=127.321/1721.8737
=7.39 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.



Energy Developments  (ASX:ENE) 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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Energy Developments (ASX:ENE) Business Description

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Energy Developments Limited is an provider of low emissions, renewable and remote energy. It is involved in project development, finance, design, operation and maintenance of international power generating and energy delivery projects.

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