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Western Acquisition Ventures (Western Acquisition Ventures) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : -2.83% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Acquisition Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Western Acquisition Ventures's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $38.83 Mil. Western Acquisition Ventures's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.10 Mil. Western Acquisition Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -2.83%.

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

WAVS' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.97   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -2.85

WAVS's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
60.43% of 657 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: -1.74 vs WAVS: -2.85

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) %. Western Acquisition Ventures'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.


Western Acquisition Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Western Acquisition Ventures Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Western Acquisition Ventures Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
- -1.19 -2.83

Western Acquisition Ventures Quarterly Data
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 -1.19 -4.56 -2.81 -3.13 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Western Acquisition Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Western Acquisition Ventures'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.


Western Acquisition Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Western Acquisition Ventures's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Western Acquisition Ventures 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.

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

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=-1.099/38.8266126
=-2.83 %

Western Acquisition Ventures'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 $-1.10 Mil.



Western Acquisition Ventures  (NAS:WAVS) 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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Western Acquisition Ventures (Western Acquisition Ventures) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
42 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Western Acquisition Ventures Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
Robin L Smith director C/O PHASE III MEDICAL, INC., 330 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD, SUITE 120, MELVILLE NY 11747
Adam K Stern director STERN AEGIS VENTURES, 810 7TH AVENUE 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Stephen Christoffersen director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6261 KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 250, CYPRESS CA 90630
A.g.p. / Alliance Global Partners Corp. other: Underwriter 88 POST ROAD WEST, 2ND FLOOR, WESTPORT CT 06880
William F Lischak director, 10 percent owner, other: Chief Financial Officer 8800 SUNSET BLVD, 3RD FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90069
Western Acquisition Ventures Sponsor Llc 10 percent owner 42 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Ali Jahangiri director 42 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Ade Okunubi director 42 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004

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