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D-Wave Quantum (D-Wave Quantum) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -47.85% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is D-Wave Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

D-Wave Quantum's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $173.14 Mil. D-Wave Quantum's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-82.68 Mil. D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -47.85%.

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

QBTS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -110.21   Med: -31.93   Max: -3.3
Current: -34.25

During the past 4 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of D-Wave Quantum was -3.30%. The lowest was -110.21%. And the median was -31.93%.

QBTS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
94.43% of 2478 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 3.155 vs QBTS: -34.25

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) %. D-Wave Quantum'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.


D-Wave Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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D-Wave Quantum Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

D-Wave Quantum Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- - -25.91 -47.85

D-Wave Quantum Quarterly Data
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 -25.91 -68.49 -26.74 -57.47 -47.85

Competitive Comparison of D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, D-Wave Quantum'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.


D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where D-Wave Quantum's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



D-Wave Quantum 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.

D-Wave Quantums Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-82.678/173.1404314
=-47.75 %

D-Wave Quantum'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 $-82.68 Mil.



D-Wave Quantum  (NYSE:QBTS) 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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D-Wave Quantum (D-Wave Quantum) Business Description

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3033 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5G 4M9
D-Wave Quantum Inc is engaged in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems, software, and services, and is also a commercial supplier of quantum computers. It delivers customer value with practical quantum applications for problems as diverse as logistics, artificial intelligence, materials sciences, drug discovery, scheduling, cybersecurity, fault detection, and financial modeling. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Diane Nguyen officer: General Counsel 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G4M9
Victoria Brydon officer: See remarks 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G 4M9
Smalley Philip Adam Iii director 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G4M9
Ziv Ehrenfeld director 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G4M9
Steven M West director 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G 4M9
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Stone Street 2014 Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner P.O BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
2014 Employee Offshore Aggregator, L.p. 10 percent owner P.O BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
2014, L.p. Mbd 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282-2198
Bridge Street 2014, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282-2198
Broad Street Principal Investments, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Roger Biscay director 1545 RIVER PARK DRIVE, SUITE 210, SACRAMENTO CA 95815
Alan E Baratz director, officer: President & CEO 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G 4M9
Gelderen Eduard Van director 3033 BETA AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V5G 4M9