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TSS (TSSI) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -107.53% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is TSS Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

TSS's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.63 Mil. TSS's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.75 Mil. TSS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -107.53%.

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

TSSI' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -397.75   Med: -0.54   Max: 84.56
Current: 13.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of TSS was 84.56%. The lowest was -397.75%. And the median was -0.54%.

TSSI's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
91.18% of 2857 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs TSSI: 13.59

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) %. TSS'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.


TSS Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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TSS Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

TSS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 -16.16 -9.51 -25.32 -107.53

TSS Quarterly Data
Mar19 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 -25.32 4.53 -4.01 -1.94 -107.53

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, TSS'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.


TSS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, TSS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



TSS 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.

TSSs Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1.75/-1.63383
=-107.11 %

TSS'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 $1.75 Mil.



TSS  (OTCPK:TSSI) 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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TSS (TSSI) Business Description

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110 East Old Settlers Road, Round Rock, TX, USA, 78664
TSS Inc provides various services for planning, design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical facilities and information infrastructure, as well as integration services. Its services consist of technology consulting, design and engineering, project management, systems integration, systems installation, and facilities management. Its Facilities unit which is involved in the design, project management and maintenance of data center and mission-critical business operations, and Systems Integration unit that integrates IT equipment for Original Equipment Manufacturer vendors and customers to use inside data center environments, including modular data centers. The activities are organized into two segments: facilities, and systems integration. It generates revenue from United States.
Executives
Darryll E Dewan director, officer: President and CEO 4400 VIA ESPERANZA, SANTA BARBARA CA 93110
Richard M. Metzler director 1805 WEST AVENUE, AUSTIN TX 78701
Matt Crichton officer: Sr. V.P., Business Development 101 LOCHINVAR COURT, CARY NC 27511
Kieran Brennan officer: Sr. V.P., Sales & Marketing 5131 BRIARGROVE LANE, DALLAS TX 75287
Gerard J Gallagher director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Glen Ikeda 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 3306, AUBURN CA 95604
Peter H Woodward director 30 WEST 63RD STREET, SUITE 18G, NEW YORK NY 10023
John K Penver officer: Interim CFO 3709 HUMBLE COVE, AUSTIN TX 78730
Martin T. Olsen officer: Exec. VP, Sales & Marketing 2128 W. BRAKER LANE BK12, AUSTIN TX 78758
Thomas P Rosato director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Maura Mcnerney officer: Chief Financial Officer 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Ken Schwarz officer: Chief Financial Officer 14901 BOGLE DRIVE, SUITE 300, CHANTILLY VA 20151
Daniel J Phelps director 1001 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Anthony Angelini director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 C/O HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT, LLC, 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022