United Online, (United Online,) EBIT : $6.0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2016)

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What is United Online, EBIT?

United Online,'s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $-2.9 Mil. Its earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2016 was $6.0 Mil.

EBIT or Operating Income is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. United Online,'s annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was -19.40%. United Online,'s annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was -122.06%.

EBIT is also linked to Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield. United Online,'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 9.45%.

United Online, EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Online,'s EBIT can be seen below:

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United Online, EBIT Chart

United Online, Annual Data

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98.48

33.92

-52.07

-4.72

7.09

United Online, Quarterly Data
	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16
EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.95	3.20	2.70	3.04	-2.92

Competitive Comparison of United Online,'s EBIT

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, United Online,'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.

United Online,'s EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, United Online,'s EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Online,'s EV-to-EBIT falls into.

United Online, 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 Mar. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.0 Mil.

United Online, (NAS:UNTDV) EBIT Explanation

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

United Online,'s annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

	ROC % (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	NOPAT	/	Average Invested Capital
=	Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )	/	( (Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2015 )	+	Invested Capital (Q: Mar. 2016 ))	/ count )
=	-11.66 * ( 1 - -12.21% )	/	( (83.909	+	51.004)	/ 2 )
=	-13.083686	/	67.4565
=	-19.40 %

where

	Invested Capital		(Q: Dec. 2015 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	198.21	-	17.85	-	( 104.832	-	max(0, 38.924	-	135.375	+	104.832	))
=	83.909

	Invested Capital		(Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	Excess Cash
=	Total Assets	-	Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	-	( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	-	max(0, Total Current Liabilities	-	Total Current Assets	+	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	))
=	156.797	-	10.924	-	( 98.069	-	max(0, 37.013	-	131.882	+	98.069	))
=	51.004

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2016) data.

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

United Online,'s annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as:

	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %		(Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Net fixed Assets	+	Net Working Capital)
=	EBIT	/	Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment	+	Net Working Capital)
			Q: Dec. 2015		Q: Mar. 2016
=	EBIT	/	( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital)	+	(Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )	/	count )
=	-11.66	/	( ( (13.256 + max(-11.98, 0))	+	(5.849 + max(-4.842, 0)) )	/	2 )
=	-11.66	/	( ( 13.256	+	5.849 )	/	2 )
=	-11.66	/	9.5525
=	-122.06 %

where Working Capital is:

	Working Capital		(Q: Dec. 2015 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(13.424	+	6.878	+	6.642)	-	(17.85	+	13.537	+	7.537)
=	-11.98

	Working Capital		(Q: Mar. 2016 )
=	(Accounts Receivable	+	Total Inventories	+	Other Current Assets)	-	(Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense	+	Defer. Rev.	+	Other Current Liabilities)
=	(3.497	+	1.376	+	27.298)	-	(10.924	+	3.996	+	22.093)
=	-4.842

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2016) EBIT data.

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

United Online,'s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for today is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %	=	EBIT (TTM)	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Mar. 2016 )
	=	6.02	/	63.730
	=	9.45 %

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United Online Inc is a Delaware corporation that commenced operations in 2001 following the merger of dial-up Internet access providers NetZero, Inc. (NetZero) and Juno Online Services, Inc. The Company provides consumer services and products over the Internet under a number of brands, including StayFriends, Trombi, MyPoints, NetZero, and Juno. The Company operates in two segments, namely Content & Media and Communications. The Content & Media segment provides social networking services and products under the StayFriends, and Trombi brands. It operates its social networking services as a platform to enable users to locate and interact with acquaintances from their past, with high school affiliations as the primary focus. Its domestic and international social networking services comprise a large and diverse population of users. It also provides advertising opportunities to marketers with both brand and direct response objectives through a full suite of display, search, email, and text-link opportunities across its various properties. Its social networking products primarily consist of yearbook reprints. Its principal Communications pay service is dial-up Internet access, offered under the NetZero and Juno brands. It also offers mobile broadband, DSL, email, Internet security, web hosting services, and other services. Each of its services, including social networking services, loyalty marketing service, and Internet access services operates on a separate and distinct technology platform. The Company has international operations in India and Germany. Its operations in India primarily handle software development and operations, quality assurance and email customer support. Its operations in Germany provide social networking services in Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, and Switzerland. It competes with major social networking platforms such as Facebook, as well as Internet search engines such as Google, other online loyalty marketing programs, such as Ebates, as well as offline loyalty marketing programs that have a significant online presence, such as those operated by credit card, airline and hotel companies, members from online providers of discounted offerings and coupons, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, as well as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The Company is subject to a number of international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those relating to taxation, bulk email or "spam," advertising, user privacy and data protection, consumer protection, antitrust, export, and unclaimed property.