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TCEHY (Tencent Holdings) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 6.88% (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Tencent Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Tencent Holdings's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $499,270 Mil. Tencent Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $35,235 Mil. Tencent Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 6.88%.

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

TCEHY' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.49   Med: 3.95   Max: 12.38
Current: 6.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Tencent Holdings was 12.38%. The lowest was 2.49%. And the median was 3.95%.

TCEHY's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked better than
67.25% of 568 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 1.185 vs TCEHY: 6.12

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) %. Tencent Holdings's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 21.27%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past five 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.


Tencent Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

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

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Tencent Holdings Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Tencent Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.33 7.45 7.73 6.72 6.88

Tencent Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 6.72 7.28 6.53 5.99 6.88

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

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Tencent Holdings'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.


Tencent Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Tencent Holdings's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tencent Holdings 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.

Tencent Holdingss Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=34877.416/499270.4045
=6.99 %

Tencent Holdings's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $35,235 Mil.



Tencent Holdings  (OTCPK:TCEHY) 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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Tencent Holdings Business Description

Address
No. 33 Haitian 2nd Road, Tencent Binhai Towers, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518054
Tencent holds a prominent position in China's internet sector, with a diverse portfolio of products and services used daily by a significant portion of the population. The company is the world's largest video game publisher and owns Honor of Kings, a top-grossing mobile game globally. Tencent also operates WeChat, China's largest social media super app. WeChat is deeply integrated into the daily lives of Chinese people for communication, entertainment, shopping, and more. Beyond its offerings, Tencent is a significant player in global venture capital and investment. The company holds substantial stakes in leading companies including PDD, Kuaishou, and Epic Games.