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Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) EBIT : $-1,752.00 Mil (TTM As of Oct. 2018)


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What is Sears Holdings EBIT?

Sears Holdings's earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Oct. 2018 was $-812.00 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2018 was $-1,752.00 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Sears Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was -29.87%. Sears Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 was -121.65%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield.


Sears Holdings EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sears Holdings's EBIT 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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Sears Holdings EBIT Chart

Sears Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18
EBIT
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -763.00 -1,432.00 -1,141.00 -2,088.00 -585.00

Sears Holdings Quarterly Data
Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Oct19
EBIT 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 -352.00 -249.00 -339.00 -812.00 -

Competitive Comparison of Sears Holdings's EBIT

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sears Holdings's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT 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.


Sears Holdings's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sears Holdings's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sears Holdings's EV-to-EBIT falls into.



Sears Holdings EBIT Calculation

EBIT, sometimes also called Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, is a measure of a firm's profit that includes all expenses except interest and income tax expenses. It is the difference between operating revenues and operating expenses. When a firm does not have non-operating income, then Operating Income is sometimes used as a synonym for EBIT and operating profit.

EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1,752.00 Mil.

* 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.


Sears Holdings  (NAS:SHLDW) EBIT Explanation

1. EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Sears Holdings's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Oct. 2018 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Jul. 2018 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Oct. 2018 ))/ count )
=-1976 * ( 1 - 4.04% )/( (6645 + 6051)/ 2 )
=-1896.1696/6348
=-29.87 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2018) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Sears Holdings's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2018 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Oct. 2018 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jul. 2018  Q: Oct. 2018
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-3248/( ( (1444 + max(931, 0)) + (1495 + max(1470, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-3248/( ( 2375 + 2965 )/ 2 )
=-3248/2670
=-121.65 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Jul. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(327 + 2714 + 717) - (701 + 652 + 1474)
=931

Working Capital(Q: Oct. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(354 + 2324 + 681) - (279 + 619 + 991)
=1470

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2018) EBIT data.

3. It is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of Earnings Yield:

Sears Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT (TTM)/Enterprise Value (Q: Oct. 2018 )
=-1752/0.000
= %

* 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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Sears Holdings (Sears Holdings) Business Description

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Address
3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA, 60179
Sears Holdings Corporation is an America-based retailer that integrates the digital and physical shopping experiences for consumers. The company operates through retail store brands Sears and Kmart. Sears provides a broad range of home merchandise, apparel, automotive products and home services through both online and offline channels across the United States, and it owns proprietary brands, including Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard. Kmart is a mass merchandising firm, offering quality products to customers through exclusive brands. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the domestic market.

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