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4D Molecular Therapeutics (4D Molecular Therapeutics) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -18.83% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is 4D Molecular Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

4D Molecular Therapeutics's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $599.14 Mil. 4D Molecular Therapeutics's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-112.87 Mil. 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -18.83%.

The historical rank and industry rank for 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

FDMT' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11552.36   Med: -22.31   Max: 802.23
Current: -10.85

During the past 7 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of 4D Molecular Therapeutics was 802.23%. The lowest was -11552.36%. And the median was -22.31%.

FDMT's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
55.75% of 1408 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -14.54 vs FDMT: -10.85

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) %. 4D Molecular Therapeutics'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.


4D Molecular Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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4D Molecular Therapeutics Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

4D Molecular Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -6.84 -14.99 -20.88 -18.83

4D Molecular Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 -20.88 -29.41 -25.32 -43.86 -18.83

Competitive Comparison of 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, 4D Molecular Therapeutics'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.


4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 4D Molecular Therapeutics's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



4D Molecular Therapeutics 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.

4D Molecular Therapeuticss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-112.867/599.142552
=-18.84 %

4D Molecular Therapeutics'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 $-112.87 Mil.



4D Molecular Therapeutics  (NAS:FDMT) 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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4D Molecular Therapeutics (4D Molecular Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5858 Horton Street, Suite 455, Emeryville, CA, USA, 94608
4D Molecular Therapeutics Inc a clinical-stage gene therapy company engaged in the development of product candidates using targeted and evolved AAV vectors. It has built portfolio of gene therapy product candidates focused in three therapeutic areas: ophthalmology (intravitreal vector), cardiology (intravenous vector) and pulmonology (aerosol vector). It has three product candidates in clinical trials: 4D-125 for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial, 4D-110 for the treatment of choroideremia in a Phase 1 clinical trial, and 4D-310 for the treatment of Fabry disease in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. Its two IND candidates are 4D-150 for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration, and 4D-710 for the treatment of cystic fibrosis lung disease.
Executives
David Kirn director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS INC., 5858 HORTON STREET #455, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Viking Global Investors Lp 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Uneek Mehra officer: See Remarks C/O MYOVANT SCIENCES INC., 2000 SIERRA POINT PARKWAY, 9TH FLOOR, BRISBANE CA 94005
Rose Sharon Shabet 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Viking Global Opportunities Parent Gp Llc 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Ole Andreas Halvorsen 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
David C. Ott 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Viking Global Opportunities Portfolio Gp Llc 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Viking Global Opportunities Gp Llc 10 percent owner 55 RAILROAD AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Viking Global Opportunities Illiquid Investments Sub-master Lp 10 percent owner 600 WASHINGTON BLVD., FLOOR 11, STAMFORD CT 06901
Jacob Chacko director C/O IGNYTA, INC., 11095 FLINTKOTE AVE., SUITE D, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Scott Bizily officer: Chief Legal and HR Officer C/O 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET #455, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Robert Young Kim officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET #455, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Noriyuki Kasahara director C/O 4D MOLECULAR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET #455, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Bvf I Gp Llc other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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