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World Wrestling Entertainment (World Wrestling Entertainment) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 2.98% (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is World Wrestling Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

World Wrestling Entertainment's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $8,884 Mil. World Wrestling Entertainment's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $265 Mil. World Wrestling Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 2.98%.

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

WWE' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.92   Med: 3.01   Max: 9.81
Current: 3.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of World Wrestling Entertainment was 9.81%. The lowest was -6.92%. And the median was 3.01%.

WWE's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 2.84 vs WWE: 3.21

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) %. World Wrestling Entertainment's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 21.50%. 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.


World Wrestling Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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World Wrestling Entertainment Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

World Wrestling Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.14 2.26 5.35 6.76 5.44

World Wrestling Entertainment Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 6.50 5.69 5.44 3.57 2.98

Competitive Comparison of World Wrestling Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Entertainment subindustry, World Wrestling Entertainment'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.


World Wrestling Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, World Wrestling Entertainment's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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



World Wrestling Entertainment 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.

World Wrestling Entertainments Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=285.537/5249.017728
=5.44 %

World Wrestling Entertainment's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $265 Mil.



World Wrestling Entertainment  (NYSE:WWE) 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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World Wrestling Entertainment (World Wrestling Entertainment) Business Description

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Address
1241 East Main Street, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc develops and produces television programming, pay-per-view programming, and live wrestling events. Its segments include Media, Live Events, and Consumer Products. The majority of its revenue comes from the Media segment, which includes the production and monetization of long-form and short-form video content across various platforms, including WWE Network, broadcast and pay television, digital and social media, as well as filmed entertainment. The geographical segments are North America, which accounts for the majority of revenue; Europe/Middle East/Africa; Asia Pacific; and Latin America.
Executives
Karen M Mullane officer: Controller & Chief Accting Off C/O ETSY, INC., 117 ADAMS STREET, BROOKLYN NY 11201
Rajan Mehta officer: EVP, Chief Product & Tech Off 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Suzette Ramirez-carr officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Off 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
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Mckenna Michelle director 20 DAVIS DRIVE, BELMONT CA 94002
Nick Khan director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Maurice F Edelson officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
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Elisebeth Collins officer: SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
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