What is Lime Energy Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?
Lime Energy Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $32.1 Mil.
Lime Energy Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $-7.6 Mil. Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was -23.70%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
LIME's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 3.185 * 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) %. Lime Energy Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 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.
Lime Energy Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:
* 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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Lime Energy Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart
Competitive Comparison of Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
For the Electronic Components subindustry, Lime Energy Co'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.
Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lime Energy Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Lime Energy Co 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.
Lime Energy Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as
Lime Energy Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-7.6 Mil.
Lime Energy Co (OTCPK:LIME) 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.
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Lime Energy Co (Lime Energy Co) Business Description
Lime Energy Co is a U.S based company which offers the utilities energy efficiency program delivery services targeted to their small and medium-sized business customers. Its programs help these businesses use less energy through the upgrade of existing equipment with new, more energy efficient equipment. These programs include energy efficient lighting upgrades, mechanical upgrades, water conservation measures, building controls, refrigeration, pool pumps, building shell improvements and appliance recycling.
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