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Inmet Mining (FRA:MMC) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 9.27% (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Inmet Mining Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Inmet Mining's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was €3,537.0 Mil. Inmet Mining's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 was €317.2 Mil. Inmet Mining's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 9.27%.

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

FRA:MMC's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: -11.715
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % only.

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) %. Inmet Mining's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 56.49%. 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.


Inmet Mining Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Inmet Mining Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Inmet Mining Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39.37 11.75 12.27 28.90 9.27

Inmet Mining Quarterly Data
Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
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 28.90 38.02 66.23 42.19 9.27

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

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Inmet Mining'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.


Inmet Mining's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Inmet Mining's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Inmet Mining 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.

Inmet Minings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=340.8/3536.04865
=9.64 %

Inmet Mining's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2012 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €317.2 Mil.



Inmet Mining  (FRA:MMC) 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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Inmet Mining (FRA:MMC) Business Description

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Inmet Mining Corporation is a Canadian-based global mining company that produces base metals with a focus on copper. It operates and develops underground and open pit mines safely, responsibly and cost effectively. The Company has three operating properties and one development property around the world. Çayeli is an underground mine on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey. It produces copper and zinc concentrates, which are sold to international and domestic smelters and traders. Las Cruces is an open pit mine in southern Spain. Las Cruces uses leaching and electrowinning technology to produce copper cathode which are sold to buyers in the Spanish and Mediterranean markets. Pyhäsalmi is an underground copper and zinc mine in central Finland. It produces copper, zinc and pyrite concentrates. Copper and zinc concentrates are sold under long-term contracts to smelters in Finland. Pyrite is sold under contract to customers in Europe and Asia as well as in the spot market. Cobre Panama is an open pit copper development project in Panama.